Forty-three enthusiastic birders enjoyed a sunny day on the islands today and had plenty of birds to enjoy.
Here is the complete list of the 71 species (+ "Traill's" Flycatchers) seen: 20 Warbler species: Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Nashville, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black-and-white, Connecticut, Wilson's, Canada, N. Parula, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, American Redstart, Ovenbird. Flycatchers: Olive-sided (3), Yellow-bellied, Willow/Alder, Least, and Great-crested Flycatchers, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and Eastern Kingbird. Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Belted Kingfishers, Warbling, and Red-eyed Vireos, Black-capped Chickadees, Cedar Waxwings, Swainson's Thrush, American Robins, American Goldfinch, Baltimore Orioles, Northern Mockingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Mourning Doves, Starlings, A. Crow, Gray Catbird. Downy Woodpecker, N. Flicker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Martin, Tree, Barn, Cliff and N. Rough-winged Swallows, Chimney Swift Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Blue Heron, Common Nighthawk, Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Mallard, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Mergansers, Canada Geese, Mute Swans, Double-crested Cormorants, Spotted Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull and Herring Gull. A Common Buckeye Butterfly pleased the lepidopterists among us. My thanks to all the participants, who made the day so pleasant and particular thanks to Norm Murr, Dave Milsom, Hugh Currie and the other expert birders who helped us all decipher those "confusing fall warblers". The ferry dock for access to the Toronto Islands is located at the foot of Bay Street in Toronto. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
