Hi,
A Gray Catbird was in the brushy tangle between the Meadow and Corbett Creek
east branch, just north of the beaver pond. There's lots of fruit on
buckthorn, and also multiflora rose further up the valley. I first heard
some call notes I didn't recognize, then after I moved off a ways and
stopped, the bird began to call in a more typical fashion, and popped up
into the top of some nannyberrey where it continued to call. The steep side
of the valley is a dense tangle of dogwood, hawthorn and nannyberry, so if
the bird is disturbed it will disappear. The best approach is to "walk like
a mouse" in the words of the late Jim Wilson. This was the approach Don
Perks used in the same spot last May to see a Connecticut Warbler.
At 8:45 a single Evening Grosbeak flew over the Meadow, and at about
9:15 a small flock of redpolls flew over. Dawn until mid-morning is the best
time to listen for finches. I suspect there are some on the move each
morning, although this is the first Evening Grosbeak I have heard this fall.
The beaver pond has been re-flooded and there was a large flock of
puddle ducks feeding at the north end. Please try not to disturb them.
To reach Thickson's Woods exit from 401 to Thickson Road South in
Whitby. Proceed south past Wentworth Street to the Waterfront Trail. Turn
around, and park on the east side of Thickson Road. Walk east along the
Waterfront Trail and enter the woods on a path from the south side, about
200 metres east of Thickson Road. Follow the trails through the woods, some
of which access the Lake Ontario shore. To view the beaver pond and Corbett
Creek Marsh continue east about 100 metres past the entrance to the woods.
The meadow is across the Waterfront Trail immediately north of the woods.
The entrance is directly across the waterfront trail from the entrance to
the woods. To view a map,
visit the Thickson's Woods website at http://www.thicksonswoods.com
Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney
Thickson's Point, R.R. 2
Whitby, ON L1N 5R5
(905) 725-2116
dbarry@interlinks.net
mcarney@interlinks.net
Hi,
A Gray Catbird was in the brushy tangle between the Meadow and Corbett Creek
east branch, just north of the beaver pond. There's lots of fruit on
buckthorn, and also multiflora rose further up the valley. I first heard
some call notes I didn't recognize, then after I moved off a ways and
stopped, the bird began to call in a more typical fashion, and popped up
into the top of some nannyberrey where it continued to call. The steep side
of the valley is a dense tangle of dogwood, hawthorn and nannyberry, so if
the bird is disturbed it will disappear. The best approach is to "walk like
a mouse" in the words of the late Jim Wilson. This was the approach Don
Perks used in the same spot last May to see a Connecticut Warbler.
At 8:45 a single Evening Grosbeak flew over the Meadow, and at about
9:15 a small flock of redpolls flew over. Dawn until mid-morning is the best
time to listen for finches. I suspect there are some on the move each
morning, although this is the first Evening Grosbeak I have heard this fall.
The beaver pond has been re-flooded and there was a large flock of
puddle ducks feeding at the north end. Please try not to disturb them.
To reach Thickson's Woods exit from 401 to Thickson Road South in
Whitby. Proceed south past Wentworth Street to the Waterfront Trail. Turn
around, and park on the east side of Thickson Road. Walk east along the
Waterfront Trail and enter the woods on a path from the south side, about
200 metres east of Thickson Road. Follow the trails through the woods, some
of which access the Lake Ontario shore. To view the beaver pond and Corbett
Creek Marsh continue east about 100 metres past the entrance to the woods.
The meadow is across the Waterfront Trail immediately north of the woods.
The entrance is directly across the waterfront trail from the entrance to
the woods. To view a map,
visit the Thickson's Woods website at http://www.thicksonswoods.com
Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney
Thickson's Point, R.R. 2
Whitby, ON L1N 5R5
(905) 725-2116
dbarry@interlinks.net
mcarney@interlinks.net
