[Ontbirds]blue-gray gnatcatcher at Cranberry; pine warbler at Thickson's--Apr.17

[Doug Lockrey]

Joyce Collier-Brown and Bettina Murphy had a wonderful view of a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at 0945 on Apr.17 near the end of the south pathway leading toward Cranberry Marsh. We had earlier viewed 17 white-tailed deer in the field to the west of Hall's rd., along with a beautifully displaying male Wild Turkey. On the wetland were all of the recently-reported waterfowl, highlights being 5+ Ruddy Ducks, Northern Shoveler and Blue-winged Teal. 
Patient watching and listening at Thickson's Woods enabled us to locate White-throated Sparrows, Winter Wrens, Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrushes, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, N.Flickers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, etc. Others had seen Pine Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Savannah Sparrow and Brown Thrasher.

Cranberry is at the bottom of Hall's Rd., accessed from Victoria St. in southwest Whitby, 1 block east of Lakeridge Rd.

Thickson's Woods is a White Pine tract to the east of the south end of Thickson Rd., alongside Lake Ontario.

Doug Lockrey, Whitby