Thickson's Woods--hermit thrush, yellow-bellied sapsucker, N.flicker, along with many winter wrens, many brown creepers, many golden-crowned KINGLETS throughout the woods.
On Cranbery Marsh--3 American Wigeons, many Ring-necked ducks, 3 Hooded Mergansers, 1 N.Pintail and 4 Am.Coots were my highlights today-- the coots are extremely active amongst the cattails below the north platform. The pathway abounds with Golden-crowned KINGLETS and Brown Creepers. Thickson's Woods-- exit 401 at Thickson Rd. (in Whitby), south nearly to the lakefront, turning left/east to park on the roadside on the north side of the woods. Cranberry Marsh/Hall's Rd.-- exit 401 at exit 404/Salem Rd.--south to Bayly, east through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street/Hall's--south to the roadside parking areas. Doug Lockrey, Whitby www.pickeringnaturalists.org
