Large numbers of red-eyed vireos and a good variety of warblers and flycatchers are in the woods and the meadow this morning. Flycatchers include YELLOW-BELLIED 8, PEWEE 4, LEAST 3, WILLOW 4, WILLOW/ALDER 6. Warblers include BLACKPOLL 2, CANADA 10, MOURNING 7, YELLOWTHROAT 2, WILSON'S 2, BLACK-AND-WHITE 1, REDSTART 10, BLACKBURNIAN 4, CHESTNUT-SIDED 3, CAPE MAY 1.
To reach Thickson's Woods exit from 401 to Thickson Road South in Whitby. Proceed south past Wentworth Street to the Waterfront Trail. Turn left, turn around and park on the north side of the road. Enter the woods on a path from the south side, about 200 metres east of Thickson Road. Follow the trails through the woods, some of which access the Lake Ontario shore. To view the beaver pond and Corbett Creek Marsh continue east about 100 metres past the entrance to the woods. The meadow is across the Waterfront Trail immediately north of the woods. The entrance is directly across the waterfront trail from the entrance to the woods. To view a map, visit the Thickson's Woods website at http://www.thicksonswoods.com Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney Thickson's Point, R.R. 2 Whitby, ON L1N 5R5 (905) 725-2116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Dennis Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
