Photos by BarrytheBirder
On the first day of spring I found myself at the Maple Nature Reserve, on the southeast corner of Dufferin Street and the Teston Sideroad, about 3 or 4 kms. south of King City. I had never been on these trails before so I thought it might be an interesting spot to look for spring birds migrating north. The only bird of interest was a Hairy Woodpecker (photo below). If you are standing under the huge communications tower pictured immediately below, you are in the right place. It is on on the south side of the Teston Sideroad, east of Dufferin.
Hairy Woodpecker
I only spotted this well-hidden Cottontail Rabbit by the gleam in its eye.
The adorable pooch pictured above was walking with its mistress, and her parents. The parents are Sarah and Mark, the Asian couple who have owned and operated the King City dry-cleaning shop for several years and live nearby to the trails they were walking upon. Pictured below is part of the trail's excellent signage. The trails are rather steep in places and were still partially covered with wet ice on Saturday, however after this week's upcoming warmer temperatures, the ice should be all gone by next weekend.
BarrytheBirder
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