For those who would like to add a brown thrasher to their winter list, I am happy to report that there one being seen regularly in Riverwood Park in Mississauga. It frequents a bird feeding area near MacEwan Field Station. Visitors to Riverwood have reported it to The Riverwood Conservancy (formerly the Mississauga Garden Council) office several times in the last week.
Riverwood is a Mississauga City Park which covers 150 acres, mostly forested, along the Credit River between Burnhamthorpe Road West on the south and Hwy. 403 on the north. It is contiguous with Erindale Park which runs along the Credit River between Dundas Street and Burnhamthorpe Road. The Culham Trail (hike and bike) runs through both parks and there are other marked trails in Riverwood. Directions: From Hwy 403, take the Mavis Road Exit. Go south on Mavis Road to Burnhamthorpe Road West and turn right. Take Burnhamthorpe Road to the traffic lights at intersection with The Credit Woodlands (south of Burnhamthorpe) and Riverwood Park Lane (north of Burnhamthorpe). Turn north onto Riverwood Park Lane and turn into the first parking lot visible from the road on your left. A pathway leads from the parking lot toward a restored barn, the new Visual Arts Mississauga facility, and to MacEwan Field Station which is the old farm house at the end of the paved path. The feeders where the brown thrasher has been observed are outside MacEwan Field Station. Other recently observed birds in the area include a Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Tree Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, and the usual assortment of winter feeder birds. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
