[Ontbirds]Carolina Wren and nesting Merlins in Wasaga Beach

[Scott and Wendy Martin / WILD Canada]

There is a pair of Merlins nesting in a huge old White Pine in the SE
playground at Worsley Public School, on 39th Street South in Wasaga =
Beach.
The nest is about 12+m (40=92) up the tree on the eastern side.  The =
tree is
about 30m (100=92) into the playground from the southernmost entrance =
gate
beside the soccer field.  It is quite easy to spot, as the pair is very
active and vocal. =20

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On another note, I still have a Carolina Wren in residence. I believe =
this
is 6 years now it/they have been here year-round.  I have seen a female =
off
and on over the years.  The male regularly comes to my feeders and can
usually be heard singing in the front or side yard, or from across the =
road
throughout the day.  I believe this male is 2nd generation here, as his =
song
is a bit =93off=94 from normal and from those who first took up =
residence (plus,
as I mentioned, I=92ve had mature birds here for 6 years).  I live at =
#75 =96
39th Street North in Wasaga Beach.  I have also seen the Merlins flying =
over
my house (2 blocks from the school).

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For those who don=92t know, Wasaga Beach is just off Highway #26 between
Collingwood and Stayner, and at the west end of Highway #92, west of
Elmvale.=20

Conveniently, Wasaga Beach=92s streets are named and ordered numerically =
from
east to west off of Mosley Street (the Town=92s main thoroughfare).  =
39th
Streets North and South are pretty much in the middle of the town.=20

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Scott A. Martin; B.Sc., H.B.O.R., Forest Rec. Tech.

Ecologist / Owner

WILD Canada Ecological Consulting

#75 - 39th Street North

Wasaga Beach, ON   L9Z 2A3

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Phn:  705-429-4936

Fax:  705-429-1435

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HYPERLINK "mailto:smartin at wildcanada.ca"smartin at wildcanada.ca

HYPERLINK "http://www.wildcanada.ca"www.wildcanada.ca

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Please remember... Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up =
where
we are headed!  (ancient Chinese proverb)

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