Inspired by yesterday's post from Jean and Ron, I birded Wylie Rd. north to south over 1.5hrs this afternoon from 4pm to 5:30pm. I too saw the Loggerhead Shrike east of bluebird box 5. It hunted from the tops of the hawthorns in view about 75m off the road for about 10mins before disappearing eastward. I was also thrilled to see and hear a Sedge Wren at very close range just 10ms off the road at the north side of the Sedge Wren Marsh. Couldn't stay until dusk to try for Yellow Rail but did hear several Soras (kooeee and whinnying calls) and an American Bittern (missed Virginia Rail). Other birds along Wylie Rd. included one House Wren, several winnowing Wilson's Snipes and many Upland Sandpipers, Eastern Towhees, Vesper Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlarks, Eastern Bluebirds... As for warblers, I only heard Nashville and Yellow along this stretch this afternoon, but many new warbler migrants have made their way into the area this weekend. There was a Cooper's Hawk in the wooded area about halfway between the Sedge Wren Marsh and the 'T' junction at Alvar Rd.. I startled it from a low perch and it scolded me with a very loud 'kek-kek-kek' then flew westward low in the trees. I lost sight of it as a vehicle passed me at that moment but I noticed a suspiciously Cooper's-type nest on the west side of the rd. in a main crotch of a large deciduous tree about 15ms off the ground but I could see no signs of current occupation. As for other raptors, I saw a Northern Harrier close to NcNamee Rd. and a Broadwing flying over Alvar Rd.. For directions I used the birding guide on the OFO website: http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/cardenalvar.php Good birding... Kip Daynard Gravenhurst ON