Songbird migration sightseeing walk has become a Victoria Day tradition
Niagara Nature Tours is hosting a Victoria Day walk to look for songbirds.
Jean Hampson and her husband Bob Highcock will be conducting Niagara Nature Tours’ sixth annual Victoria Day bird watching tour at a new location.
Join a small group to stroll through a lush Carolinian forest to search for colourful birds of the woods such as scarlet tanager, indigo buntings and multiple species of warbler.
Last year the guides spotted a white-eyed vireo in this location which is a hard to find bird in Niagara.
“Although they can’t promise you this, you will be rewarded with other sightings, as well as learning about the wildflowers and interesting insects. There is also a pond where we may see waterfowl and turtles,” says Carla Carlson, owner of Niagara Nature Tours.
“Niagara Birds” by John E. Black and Kayo J. Roy lists the location in their 40 best birding hotspots in the Niagara region.
“If you are interested in Carolinian species such as hooded warbler or red-headed woodpecker you may wish to visit this 28-hectare park.”
Carlson says she will reveal the exact location when people call for further information.
“I don’t want to print the spot or people may show up without booking and then we would have a problem of too many people for our ecotour. We want control of numbers so we don’t do any damage.”
It will be easy walking along fairly accessible trails and is suitable for beginners and experts alike. It will run Monday 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants can pack a picnic lunch as everyone will gather to eat after the walk.