Willow Beach Field Naturalist Outing To Thickson's Woods led by Dennis Barry and Margaret Bain.

Margaret Bain and other WBFN members gathered at entrance from Thickson Road leading to Thickson's Woods.

Dennis Barry provided ID and info on flora and fauna in Thickson's Woods.

Male Downy Woodpecker on Black Cherry trunk.

WBFN members gathered at main trail into the Woods.

Butternut tree

Butternut tree

Trunk of Butternut tree

Thickson's Woods sign

Dennis Barry talking about the American Beech tree.

American Beech

American Beech leaves

WBFN members walk beside one of Thickson's Woods old Eastern White Pines.

Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Lake Ontario as seen from Thickson's Woods.

Red-breasted Mergansers

Lake Ontario's clear water and boulders.

Male Baltimore Oriole

Double-crested Cormorants

Common Carp

Common Carp

Male Northern Cardinal

Male Northern Cardinal

WBFN members admiring the massive vine attached to Yellow Birch tree.

Vine attached to Yellow Birch

Vine attached to Yellow Birch

Petra Hartwig, Brian Maxwell and Margaret Bain enjoying the trails at Thicksons' Woods.

WBFN members viewing Tree Swallows at their nesting box.

Tree Swallows

Tree Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee