Hello Ontbirders We had a double-mockingbird day today .
1) Following detailed directions from Paul Matthews, we located our first mockingbird (previously reported) along the railway line between Merivale & Woodroffe, Parkside & Nestow (Crestview/Tanglewood area). Accessing the greenspace from Parkside (Crestview - north of tracks), we found it perched in a small deciduous tree beside the cedar hedge at the very end of the trail. It was visible (off & on) for well over twenty minutes before flying into the scrub of the greenspace.
Directions in part courtesy of Paul Matthews: Travelling south on Merivale Road, turn right (west) on Viewmount Drive. Continue to Parkside Crescent and turn left. Park on the road near 26 Parkside, across from where the trail starts. Take the path straight across the field. Towards the south end it forks: take the right-hand fork. Then, a few metres further on, go left along the fence line till you find the gap on your right (south) that leads up onto the tracks. The bird was right there, on the residential side of the tracks.
2) We were able to relocate a second Northern Mockingbird in the area of Island Park, thanks to a lead provided by Barb Robertson (she saw it on Monday Jan. 7, and Tuesday Jan 8). Barb reports that the bird was feeding on berries along the transitway between Scott Street and Premier Ave., near the corner of Carleton. We located the bird today moving between the residential area and the transitway near the corner of Premier and Northwestern Ave. It was very cooperative.
Directions from Tunney's Pasture: Travel west on Scott Street to Carleton Ave. Turn right (north). Park along the road near the corner of Carleton and Premier. Search the general area of the transitway, especially along the east end of Premier.
Cheerio Tony Beck http://www.tonybeck.ca Always An Adventure _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
