Hello Birders, Today I took a drive down to Sedgewick Park in south Oakville. I arrived in a major snow squall and visibility was poor, the first hour passed with almost no birds but I did meet a couple of others who had seen the local specialties, so I keep at it. When all was quiet (and I was frozen) around 1:30 I saw the Blue-headed Vireo down low coming from the north as I stood in the small stream valley on the east side of the water treatment plant. It seemed to have been pushed toward me by someone hiking, once they left the bird made its way back to the north through the wood lot, always remaining 5' or lower. At the northeast corner of the treatment plant the Yellow-rumped flew in and then worked the concrete wall of the northeasternmost cell picking off unseen insects. While here I also saw the Winter Wren as it worked a large log right at the same corner. Also a Carolina Wren "cheer" -ed from the woodlot.
Good birding, Frank Pinilla Richmond Hill, ON Directions: Sedgewick Park and the associated treatment plant can be found off the end of Hixon Drive, east off Third Line, just north of Lakeshore Rd. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
