On a trip to Humber Bay East and West in Toronto, on Tuesday afternoon,
numbers of waterfowl were low but the variety was excellent.
Humber Bay East:
With a Common Loon calling as soon as we arrived at the inner bay area,
we also saw: 1 Eared Grebe, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 female Red-breasted
Merganser, a pair of Hooded Mergansers, male American Wigeon, several
Greater Scaup and Common Goldeneye, at least 3 American Coots, as well
as Buffledheads, Mallards, American Black Ducks, Gadwalls
There were 2 female Canvasback Ducks in the inner retaining ponds.
Over at Humber Bay West, there were 2 Trumpeter Swans off the docks at
the first parking lot, one tagged 646 and one untagged (I will notify
Harry Lumsden). There was also a male Northern Pintail in the same
area. In the bay near the police building along the drive out to the
point, there were at least 6 Eared Grebes, as well as a pair of Horned
Grebes which were still changing from winter to breeding plumage.
Several cormorants flew overhead but none landed in the area while we
were there.
Directions:
Humber Bay East: From the Lakeshore Blvd. West in Toronto, exit at
Parklawn Avenue and drive south all the way into the parking lot and
park in the main lot. Walk south from the parking lot over a small
mound area to the inner bay for most of the birds. The Canvasback Ducks
were in the retaining ponds just east of that parking lot.
Humber Bay West can be reached off of the Lakeshore just west of
Parklawn, by driving south down the small roadway marked for Humber Bay
West. Turn into the area for the second parking lot and the dock to see
the Trumpeter Swans and Pintail. Afterward, exit the parking lot and
follow the main scenic drive into the park for the other grebes found
near the small white police building.
Good birding,
Theresa Dobko
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Liz Green
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