Angie and I did a vigorous hike from the Leander Boat Club area through
Bayfront Park and Waterfront Trail, up the stairs, over the high level
bridge and along York Blvd....trails along the top, down Valley Inn Rd,
across the noisy bridge and up along Woodland Cemetery right to
*Easterbrook's Hot Dog Stand (YUM!*)... nice weather today.
Results: 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Common Loon, 1 Bald Eagle, and some
of the usual suspects not worth reporting even for winter listers. No
Black-throated Gray, Wilson's, Orange-crowned warblers; no Gnatcatcher,
the rarities may have disappeared, moved to another locale that we could
not cover in our 5 km.+hike. They could be further up into the Hendrie
Valley, escaping cold north wind.
The Brant and Snow Goose that were here about a week ago are not in this
locale.
Directions: From Burlington, take the 403 west and exit onto York
Blvd. Park at Dundurn Castle and walk norhtwest and decide whether to go
down the stairs and walk Bayfront trail OR try going down into Valley
Inn from the Woodland Cemetery area take Spring Gardens Road off Plains
Road (behind the R.G.G. main building). Park there and walk north across
the bridge with Christmas trees on it and take the trail to the right,
follow Grindstone Creek trail as far as you feel like.
That's what I would have done additionally if I had time and energy.
Happy New Year!
Ken Williams
905 547 8580 for further directions or suggestions about finding rarer
gees or anything else. I'm hoping to do a Hamilton Big Year this 2012.
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