"Rare and Unusual" sighting

Yesterday, just before the sun was setting, we decided to make a quick stop at the Rattray Marsh in Mississauga (we were on our way home from Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke- more about that to follow). Anyway, we were walking along the boardwalk and heard some noises coming from the ground. I saw some birds flitting around there, so we stopped to try to get a better look. It wasn't easy to see what was down there- the birds (at least 2) were moving very quickly, it was getting dark out, the brown of the birds camouflaged well with the dead leaves, the thick undergrowth and the trees. I noticed that the bird had a long pointy beak (so we knew it wasn't a sparrow). Dave saw it and thought it must be some kind of wren. We then saw that one had a distinctive white eye line and an orange/brownish belly. Then suddenly, the male made himself clear for less than a minute- he jumped up on a branch, looked right at us and chattered away. He was clearly chastising us (or the dogs?) for being so close and was telling us off. He then went on his way and we didn't see them any more. I did get video of the sound, but he doesn't show up in the picture (it was too quick). Since they were moving so quickly, we didn't get a clear picture either, so you can just barely make the birds out in some of the blurry frames I got (so lame, I know). Here's an example of what we were dealing with:



After we went back to the car, we pulled out the ID books and we are certain what we saw was the Carolina Wren. This is a new bird to our life list and it is described as "rare and unusual" to see. Very exciting!!



The park is very beautiful. It's free to visit as well! I highly recommend it as a lovely place to go for a day long visit. http://www.creditvalleycons.com/recandleisure/rattray.htm