[Ontbirds] birds in the Bradford area

[peterbethwukasch]

Migrants are slowly trickling into the Bradford area with the first waves of warblers showing up. Today I again saw the Bald Eagles at the south end of Cook's Bay at what seems to be their nest site ( quite hidden amongst the tamaracks on the east side of the Holland river mouth) and a pair of Ospreys have set up their home atop a lofty silo on the 13th Line of Bradford-west Gwillimbury. A (the) Sandhill Crane(s) are still in the area, presumably nesting as last year, and a Green Heron was spotted on a newly finished beaver pond just south of Lefroy along with quite a few Wood Ducks.and a pair of Buffleheads.earlier this week, Doug Mattingly sent me some pics of a Great Egret on the 6th Line of Innisfil.  
Finally, in a flooded corn field near the 11th Line and County Road 11 in Bradford-West Gwillimbury there are a few Northern Pintails hanging around. Unfortunately there was no sign of the Snowy Egret reported last weekend.
Bradford is located east of Hwy. 400 and the aforementioned birds are north on County Rd. 11 (Yonge St.), and east towards the Holland River and Lk. Simcoe.
Peter Wukasch