Bobolink

Couple on quest to protect  bobolink

It’s unfortunate the bobolink can’t read. Otherwise, it would see the writing on the wall and make the necessary migration adjustment.
As it is, within the next decade, with the extension of the James Snow Parkway and other designated development, the songbird’s nesting space in the tall grasses of the expansive farmlands between Milton and Oakville could be wiped out.

Broad-winged Hawk Feather

Broad-winged Hawk feather found in the woods at Glenorchy on the banks of the Sixteen Mile Creek

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler singing in the Sixteen Mile Creek at Glenorchy in the vicinity of the proposed James Snow Parkway.  Recorded May 22, 2011.     

Bald Eagle Alert!!

Bald Eagle sighted at Glenorchy!


Bald Eagle Alert

Bird sightings for Sunday, October 1, 2010

The following birds were sighted in Glenorchy Conservation Area on 10/10/2010:

Pileated Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow (in large numbers)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Northern Cardinals
Great Blue Herons (2)
Unidentified Hawk
Hermit Thrush
American Robins
Black-capped Chickadees
Downy Woodpecker
Unidentified Warbler
Chipping Sparrows
American Crows
Blue Jays
Canada Goose
Dark-eyed Juncos

Birds in Glenorchy: Sightings from June 17 and 20, 2010

The following birds were observed in Glenorchy Conservation area on two separate occasions (the evening of June 17 and the morning of June 20)

Thursday, June 17th:
Indigo Buntings,

Cardinals, Hummingbirds, Catbirds (3 or more calling to each other), Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (and their nest), a Pileated Woodpecker, Robins, Cedar Waxwings, Song Sparrows (and their nest), multiple House Wrens with their young,


Great-Crested Flycatcher,


Eastern Phoebe, Yellow Warblers, Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, and the Common Yellowthroat.

Sunday June 20th:
Many Chickadees, including numerous fledglings, Eastern Wood-Pewee, several male Common Yellowthroats, Red-tailed Hawk (being chased by other birds),



Eastern Phoebe, Song Sparrows, male Indigo Buntings, juvenile or female Baltimore Oriole, Belted Kingfisher, Turkey Vultures, unidentified possible Sandpiper flying overhead.

In addition to the birds, there are many flowers, plants and insects in the area.