My report should have said Black-throated Green Warbler, not just a BTW!! Sorry. Doug > A cool, partially sunny morning on April 26 brought some excellent warblers > into Thickson's Woods, Whitby. To have a down-low tail-wagging Palm Warbler > pose for 5 minutes, to see a head-high Pine Warbler sing while holding a > piece of cone in its beak, to have a sun-basking Black-throated Warbler on a > nearby limb, and to appreciate the likes of Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, > Blue-headed Vireo, Purple Finch, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow and > Rose-breasted Grosbeak, among others, we hope is a precursor to incoming > songbird migrants arriving off Lake Ontario. > > 2 Virginia Rails were seen at nearby Corbett Creek. > > Access from the 401 onto Thickson Rd.South in east Whitby; drive straight > down towards the lake, turning left before you reach the wooded area on your > left. > > Doug Lockrey, Whitby > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS mailing list > ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds