This morning (October 3) between 9:00am and 1:00pm, I experienced a fallout
of migrants at High Park with large numbers of many species in the vicinity
of Colborne Lodge on the main road at the south entrance. Since I was
restricted to one small area, there are no doubt significant numbers of
birds in the park today. I am providing rough estimates of the number of
birds counted.
High counts:
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75+ I estimate that there are probably hundreds
within the park
Nashville Warbler - 40+
Blackpoll Warbler - 30+
Tennessee Warbler - 15+ (a few were singing)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 30+
White-breasted Nuthatch - 15+
Black-capped Chickadee - very abundant
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5
American Robin - very abundant
Other notables:
Common Goldeneye - one flyby (early)
Brown Creeper - 4
Swainson's Thrush - 2
Gray Catbird - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
American Redstart - 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 3
White-throated Sparrow - a fair number
Purple Finch - 2 (male and female)
American Goldfinch - only 1
Also a good day for woodpeckers:
Downy Woodpecker - 35+ (2 landed on me while I was birding)
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 15+
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7 (mostly juveniles)
High Park is located at the west end of Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The
main entrance is on the south side of Bloor, or you can access the park via
the Queensway on its south end at Queensway and Colborne.
Jeremy Hatt
Toronto, Ontario
http://ceruleansky15.blogspot.com/
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