What a great day local birding today. Started at Shell park where saw among the warblers there a Yellow-breasted chat ,was in behind the garden plots at the junction of the trail in some tangles. Then went over to Sherwood Forest park in Burlington on a tip about an Olive-sided Flycatcher which we refound after bit of looking. After the flycatcher was lucky to see a Connecticut Warbler for a little bit before it went and hid. The flycatcher and warbler were as far south as you can go in the park along the creek on the east bank. Decided to finish off with trying to find a Golden-winged Warbler that was being seen at Paletta Park. Found the warbler very easily down by the lake in the south-east corner. Ended with 24 species of warblers between the 3 small parks for a sastifying day of birding
Have some photos up at http://www.flickr.com/andrew-don/ Directions to Shell park Get off QEW at Burloak Drive exit and drive south towards the lake, it becomes Great Lakes Drive. Stay on that to Lakeshore road and turn left at Lakeshore, then make the first left into the park. The best spot is behind the garden plots there is a little woodlot, over the first creek bridge. Paletta park is along Lakeshore road driving west into Burlington, after you pass Appleby line in half a km will see the park entrance on the lefthand side. Sherwood Forest Park is also from the Burloak Drive exit off the QEW. Again drive towards the lake but just after you cross the roailroad tracks turn right at the traffic lights and take to the end, then make another right and follow into the park. Good Luck Andrew Don _______________________________________________ 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/
