There is a pair of Merlins nesting in a huge old White Pine in the SE playground at Worsley Public School, on 39th Street South in Wasaga Beach. The nest is about 12+m (40’) up the tree on the eastern side. The tree is about 30m (100’) into the playground from the southernmost entrance gate beside the soccer field. It is quite easy to spot, as the pair is very active and vocal.
On another note, I still have a Carolina Wren in residence. I believe this is 6 years now it/they have been here year-round. I have seen a female off and on over the years. The male regularly comes to my feeders and can usually be heard singing in the front or side yard, or from across the road throughout the day. I believe this male is 2nd generation here, as his song is a bit “off” from normal and from those who first took up residence (plus, as I mentioned, I’ve had mature birds here for 6 years). I live at #75 – 39th Street North in Wasaga Beach. I have also seen the Merlins flying over my house (2 blocks from the school). For those who don’t know, Wasaga Beach is just off Highway #26 between Collingwood and Stayner, and at the west end of Highway #92, west of Elmvale. Conveniently, Wasaga Beach’s streets are named and ordered numerically from east to west off of Mosley Street (the Town’s main thoroughfare). 39th Streets North and South are pretty much in the middle of the town. Scott A. Martin; B.Sc., H.B.O.R., Forest Rec. Tech. Ecologist / Owner WILD Canada Ecological Consulting #75 - 39th Street North Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 2A3 Phn: 705-429-4936 Fax: 705-429-1435 HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] HYPERLINK "http://www.wildcanada.ca"www.wildcanada.ca Please remember... Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed! (ancient Chinese proverb) No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1373 - Release Date: 11/04/2008 9:17 AM _______________________________________________ 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
