[Ontbirds]after the overnight rain Thickson's was a great spot for birding-May 3--12 warblers, rose-breasted grosbeak highlights

[Doug Lockrey]

For 3 hours several of us worked Thickson's Woods in southeast Whitby before the noonhour rain arrived. Warblers--yellow-rumped, c.yellowthroat, Nashville, ovenbird, northern waterthrush, black-throated blue, black-throated green, BLACK-and-WHITE, blackburnian, pine, palm. Other birds of note--6+ male ,2+ female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, E.TOWHEE, GRAY CATBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. A VIRGINIA RAIL could be heard at the east end.

At Sobey's Pond---spotted sandpiper, solitary sandpiper

A YELLOW WARBLER  was seen along Hall's Rd., opposite the north entrance to Cranberry Marsh. Many Bank Swallows were seen flying at the foot of Hall's Rd. 

Among the waterfowl on Cranberry Marsh were--- Ruddy Duck, N.Shoveler, Ring-necked, Lesser Scaup, Am. Coot, Am.Wigeon. 

>From the west exit the 401 at Salem Rd. (Ajax), south to Bayly, east several km. through LakeRidge to the first street--Hall's Rd.--south toward the lake.
For Sobey's Pond continue east along Victoria, across the Lynde causeway and you will see large warehouses to the north--go up any of the roads.
For Thickson's Woods--exit the 401 at Thickson--south toward the lake--turning left at the street which parallels the north side of the pine woodlot.

Doug Lockrey, Whitby,ON