Good evening. Today was another windy day on The Spit but there were a few goodies out there despite the non appearance of any Winter Gulls and the rough Lake waters.
Seen today were 1 juvenile Peregrine, 1 adult female Peregrine and 2 adult male Peregrines. These birds were seen in pairs in several different places out there and they were very vocal and did a lot of aerial jousting among themselves. Close up and hovering in the wind views of these beautiful birds. Also seen were a male N. Harrier hunting thru-out and a migrating Rough-legged Hawk otherwise it was a fairly quiet (bird wise) outing but worth it for the Peregrine show. LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Sts. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., the parking lot inside the gate is closed for the Winter it seems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE:- The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. The "SPIT" is only open on the weekend as they are still building it and also keep in mind that there are only 2 Johnny-on-the-spot toilets on The Spit. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON DIRECTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
