If you’re interested in the Dufferin Marsh Frog Watch programme, but can’t make it out on a regular basis, or if you’re interested in learing about the frogs at Cold Creek, and how to tell them apart, come at 8:00 pm on Thursday May 6th for a guided walk to hear the frogs.
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Spring has officially arrived at Cold Creek Conservation Area in King Township. As of April 2, the tell-tale sounds of Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Bluebirds, and Tree Swallows were added to the sounds of the returning Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Brown-headed Cowbirds. Song Sparrows arrived last week, and the Varied Thrush visitor from the West Coast [...] Box # 1 T Chickadee 27 P Chickadee 2 T Chickadee 2 eggs 28 T Tree Swallow 3 T Chickadee 29 T Tree Swallow 4 T Chickadee 30 T Grass nest 4 blue eggs* move 5 T Empty 31 T empty 6 T Tree Swallow 32 T Wren 7 T Chickadee 33 T Wren * move 8 T Tree Swallow / Wren 34 P Wren 9 P Blue Bird /Wren 35 P Tree Swallow /Wren 10 T Wren 3 eggs unhatched & 1 broken 38 P Tree Swallow/Wren 11 P Empty 37 P Sticks only 12 T Empty 38 P Blue Bird /Wren 13 T empty 39 P Blue Bird nest with 4 dead chicks 14 T Wren* move 40 P Wren * move 15 T Wren 41 P Blue Bird/Wren. 16 T Wren 42 P Wren 17 T Tree Swallow/Wren 43 D Blue Bird /Wren * move 18 T empty 44 P empty 19 T Wren /wasps 45 P Wren * move 20 P Wren 46 S Blue bird/Wren 21 P Swallow/Wren 47 S Wren 22 P Blue bird 48 S Blue Bird 23 T Tree Swallow 49 S Blue Bird 24 P Tree [...] • Boxes were monitored to a limited amount April through to July The celebrity Varied Thrush at Cold Creek Conservation Area is doing his part to help the Cold Creek Stewardship. In addition to attracting visitors from all over Ontario, it helped raise $136.57 – money that will go towards the printing of our new trail guide. Varied Thrush When the Varied Thrush’s presence was made known to [...] Varied Thrush Newest addition to the Cold Creek Bird Species List Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) The latest addition to the Cold Creek Bird Species List is the Varied Thrush. This rare visitor to Ontario was spotted at Cold Creek in early January, 2010, by Geoff Simpson, a Cold Creek Stewardship member. Normally a resident of north-western [...] |
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