[Ontbirds] White-crowned Sparrow & two Blackbirds in Thickson's Woods, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

[Dennis Barry]

Hi,
    For the benefit of winter listers who may have had these species elude them so far, an adult  White-crowned Sparrow, plus a male Redwing and a male common Grackle visited our feeder this morning.  A hairy woodpecker is also aroound.

Directions to Thickson's Woods

To get to Thickson's Woods, Exit from #401 to Thickson Rd. S.  Continue south about 1.5 kilometres to the Waterfront Trail, where you will see a large green sign on your left that says "Thickson's Woods Nature Reserve".  Park along the east side of Thickson Road and walk east along the Waterfront Trail about 200 metres to where a pathway enters the woods on your right. Trails lead through the woods with two extending to the roadway on the south side of the woods along the shore of Lake Ontario.

    The entrance to the meadow portion of the reserve is on the north side of the Waterfront Trail opposite the entrance to the woods.



We live on the south side of the woods along the lake, the house with a yellow fire hydrant and a large pink (snow-covered) boulder at the front   The birds most often frequent the cedar hedge and brush pile on the west border of our property. 







Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney

338 Crystal Beach Blvd.

Whitby, Ontario L1N 9Z7

905-725-2116