Hi All, After class today I decided to do some "for-what-it's-worth" birding at Kortright. I was not disappointed. Within a single hour I managed to find two stunning CERULEAN WARBLERS (Male & Female, respectively) in a massive mixed flock right by the entrance to the Marsh Boardwalk. Other notable species included NORTHERN PARULA and an early BAY-BREASTED WARBLER amongst huge numbers of the common warblers, most common being Yellow-rumped and Black-throated Green today. It was a remarkable contrast to yesterday at the same locale, with nearly zero migrant warblers observed.
Other birds of note include good numbers of Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, and a Cliff Swallow over the Marsh, my first for Kortright. A Coyote was also noted from the Boardwalk. Not bad for an hour's birding! Here's a pic of the female Cerulean - http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/3523638378/ DIRECTIONS: The Kortright Centre is located three kilometers west of Highway 400 and one kilometer south of Major Mackenzie Drive at 9550 Pine Valley Drive in Woodbridge. Good Birding, Lev Frid Maple, ON _______________________________________________ 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/
