13 hardy birders attended the OFO Outing today to Humber Bay Park, Colonel Sam Smith Park, and Marie Curtis Pk. 45 species were found, despite strong north-west winds keeping birds low down for most of the day. Best finds were 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging along the lake edge at Humber Bay Park East, a male Green-winged Teal, 5 American Coots, 7 American Wigeon and at least 25 Redhead. We later heard that a male Harlequin had showed up after we left, and that there was a Pied-billed Grebe at Grenadier Pond, High Pk. On Mimico Creek at the bridge over Lakeshore Blvd. were one Killdeer and a Great Blue Heron. At Col. Sam an adult Northern Shrike fed on a Meadow Vole which it had skewered onto a Hawthorn tree. An American Kestrel appeared to be eating a sparrow before it flew off with its meal. In the bay was a Red-necked Grebe. At Marie Curtis Park a mixed flock included 2 Brown Creepers, both Red-breasted and White-breasted nuthatches, Downy Woodpecker and several Cardinals. We "dipped" on the Yellow Warbler found yesterday but did see an adult and an immature Bald Eagle, a Cooper's Hawk, a Song Sparrow and a Golden-crowned Kinglet. Directions: Humber Bay Pk. is in Toronto at the foot of Park Lawn off Lakeshore Blvd. Col. Sam Smith Pk. is at the foot of Kipling Ave. off Lakeshore. Marie Curtis Pk. is just west of Brown's Line south of Lakeshore Blvd. Dave Milsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
