With humblest apologies to Doug, I should stick to trying to ID birds, not birders. It was Doug Lockrey, not Doug McCrae. Kevin Shackleton
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:03:21 PM Subject: Cranberry Marsh west viewing platforms A pair of Least Bittern Checked the offerings at Cranberry Marsh from the west side. A pair of Least Bitterns were observed near the lake end of the marsh, which eventually flew to the cattails near the more northerly viewing platform at about 10 a.m. The presence of the bitterns was first indicated by two photographers and then they were observed by Alan Woods, Doug LOCKREY and myself. Two adult and one juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons were also seen. Two families of Mute Swans had a total of 11 cygnets. There was one adult Pied-billed Grebe with 5 chicks. A good variety of ducks was also found, all dabblers. Kevin Shackleton _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
