The Pipits: Thickson Woods and area, with Glenn Coady
Sat, May 20
|Thickson Woods
Glenn Coady has been birding for 55 years in the Greater Toronto Area and has explored almost anywhere you can go in Ontario from Pelee Island and Middle Island in the south. to Rainy River and Kenora in the west, to the Ottawa Valley in the east, and to the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts.
Time & Location
May 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thickson Woods, Waterfront Trail, Whitby, ON L1N 9Z7
Guests
About the event
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Thickson Woods and Durham Region Marshes
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bring a picnic lunch for our stop in Darlington Provincial Park
Co-Leaders: Glenn Coady, Colleen Reilly
Phone: 289.795.6537
Outing will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Thickson's Woods Nature Reserve sign at the spot where the Waterfront Trail crosses Thickson Road South.
Directions: Take Highway 401 to exit 412 in Whitby and exit southbound onto Thickson Road South. Take Thickson Road south past Wentworth Street to the Waterfront Trail. Park along either side of Thickson Road or in the lot provided at the cul-de-sac at its terminus. https://goo.gl/maps/gVWZq1URkbfCUr9A8
We will walk east along the Waterfront Trail to the marked entrance to the woods, on the south side, and to the meadow, on the north side, to access the web of paths throughout the nature reserve and to check the Corbett Creek Marsh. Stay on the paths in all seasons, to avoid crushing wildflowers and vulnerable mycorrhizae!
After a search for passerine migrants, we will briefly explore Thickson Point before heading off to visit several of Durham Region's high quality lakeside marshes in the following order: Oshawa Second Marsh, McLaughlin Bay/Darlington Provincial Park Marsh, Cranberry Marsh, Shoal Point Marsh, Corner Marsh and Frenchman's Bay.
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Glenn Coady has been birding for 55 years in the Greater Toronto Area and has explored almost anywhere you can go in Ontario from Pelee Island and Middle Island in the south. to Rainy River and Kenora in the west, to the Ottawa Valley in the east, and to the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, including Netitishi Point, Moosonee, Attawapiskat, Akimiski Island, Radar Sites 415/416, Cape Henrietta Maria, Burntpoint Creek Goose Camp, and Peawanuck in the north.
He formerly taught a field ornithology course at the Royal Ontario Museum for 10 years.
Glenn is a past Vice-President of the Toronto Ornithological Club and the Ontario Field Ornithologists. He has served five terms on the Ontario Bird Records Committee as Chairperson, Secretary and Voting Member. He has served as co-editor of Ontario Birds (the journal of the Ontario Field Ornithologists) for 8 years and for the e-journal Toronto Birds for 5 years. He served as the Regional Coordinator for Toronto for the second Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005) and is presently the Regional Co-Coordinator for Durham Region for the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2021-2025). He is the compiler of the annual Lake Ontario Mid-Winter Waterfowl Inventory (2007-2023). He is a member of the Brodie Club, dedicated to all disciplines of natural history. In his international travels, Glenn has seen more than 4000 bird species.