Autumn migrants of at least local interest in York region recently have
included a Merlin bathing at Willow Beach, an early Pine Siskin at Keith Dunn's
backyard feeder in Keswick, two Red-shouldered Hawks at Hochreiter Road
northwest of Holland Landing, and a Wilson's Snipe at George Richardson park in
Newmarket. Observed in Newmarket this week were three Purple Finches and one
Fox Sparrow (plus one local Pileated Woodpecker) at the Cawthra Mulock reserve
on Sunday, a mixed flock of Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets moving through
the trees at Thornton Bales CA on Monday, and a local Cooper's Hawk hunting
among the backyards along Joe Persechini Drive west of Yonge Street yesterday.
In the northeast part of Newmarket Mike Van den Tillaart's yard list this
week included two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, five juvenile White-throated
Sparrows, one adult White-crowned Sparrow and the first returning Dark-eyed
Junco.
Many thanks to Keith Dunn and Mike VdT for their input regarding the above
birds and many thanks to Stan Long for keeping us posted re: southeast York
Region. Are there any other interesting birds being observed in York region?
If so, please reply to sender or - if the sightings are of the uncommon-to-rare
variety - please post to Ontbirds.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
York Region is north of Toronto and south of Barrie.
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