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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: UKBirder on August 11, 2009, 05:38:47 PM

Title: Whitby area 11th Aug
Post by: UKBirder on August 11, 2009, 05:38:47 PM

Started off at Thickson Woods area this-morning - bird activity was very high. At least nine Flickers including seven in one tree, a beautiful male Baltimore Oriole (only ever seen non-breeding plumage birds before), two juvenile Mockingbirds, etc.

Called in at Cranberry Marsh and saw a couple of Green Herons, Black-crowned Night Heron, Osprey, Kestrel and a host of other regular stuff. Had two jet-black downy young rails briefly feeding in the open but no sign of the parents - probably Virgina Rails.

Two Greater Yellowlegs at Reesor Pond as well as a Semi-P Sand and two Cliff Swallows.

Dave

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 11, 2009, 06:52:17 PM

i'm thinking that I need to visit the Cranberry Marsh. any particular part of it better for birding?

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Post by: UKBirder on August 11, 2009, 08:53:38 PM

I have gone down Hall's Road and accessed the platforms from there but one of the mebers pointed me to a viewing point on the Lakeshore using the path from the southern most parking spot. Easy to find and get to. Lynde Shores is adjacent to the area and Thickson Woods is at the end of Thickson Road Junction 412?)

Dave