This last bout of rain and warmer weather has ushered in a new wave of migrants. I birded the marsh area and adjacent woodlands for 3 hours late yesterday afternoon. Both Killdeer (2) and Lesser Yellowlegs (3 - briefly landed then flew north) were found on the extensive sandbar that has developed in the middle of the Marsh. My first Belted Kingfisher. In the adjacent woods there were 4 Eastern Phoebe, 24+ Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Fox Sparrows, 12 Song Sparrows, 6 American Tree Sparrows, 2 Fox Sparrows, 2 Dark-eyed Juncoes, 1 Winter Wren and 1 Carolina Wren. There was also a flock of 30+ Cedar Waxwings with two Bohemian Waxwings in a large grove of trees behind Green Glade School (off Green Glade which runs east off Meadowwood just south of Sheridan Creek); walk past the dumpster at the south end of the parking area for the school and they were feeding on the berries of a huge bittersweet that has climbed a dead tree.
Directions: Go south down to the end Bexhill which runs south of Lakeshore about 5 long blocks east Erin Mills Parkway; park at the metal gate The marsh and knoll trail start at the bottom of hill from the parking area. This gets you into, more or less, the middle of main area of the marsh. Find a street map to orient yourself and/or follow the the trail map inside the park. For those who want to visit the site, Mississauga has a map of the marsh and surrounding trails on their web site. Wayne Renaud _______________________________________________ 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
