Kelso Conservation area was very busy with warblers this afternoon.
There were several groups throughout the area, with birds moving so
fast that I missed about 1/2 of them. I saw 12 species, including
several adult Wilson warblers and an excellent view of an adult
Golden-Winged Warbler. Also in the mudflats in the adjoining gravel pit
was a possible immature Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. The bill was dark
and very thick, and overall color was darker than a Black-Crowned. It
was wading in the mudflats with several Yellowlegs and other shorebirds,
too distant to identify.
Kelso CA is north of Burlington, near Steeles Ave. and Appelby Line.
The gravel pit can be looked into (preferably with a scope) from the
east boundary fence of the Conservation area. Use the upper (south)
entrance to get into the CA.
Lewis Crowell
East Aurora, NY USA
