The migrants have arrived in force at West Deane Park. Seen this afternon were:
Warblers: Yellow, Yellow-Rumped, Magnolia, Black & White, Blackburnian,
Black-Throated Green, Black-Throated Blue, Nashville, Redstart, Northern
Waterthrush, Parula, Common Yellowthroat, Bay-Breasted, Tennessee,
Chestnut-Sided, Ovenbird, Cape May and Palm.
Vireos: Blue-Headed, Warbling, Red-Eyed
Flycatchers: Great Crested, Least (also potentially Willow?)
Other: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood Pewee, Baltimore
and Orchard Orioles, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Kingbird,
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Hermit Thrush, Wood Thrush,
Catbird, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Chimmney Swift, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Flicker
The West Deane/Ravenscrest/Hampshire Heights/Echo Valley park system is located
in central Etobicoke. The park comprises the Mimico Creek Ravine and runs from
Kipling/Burnhamthorpe streets in the south through to Eglinton Avenue & Hwy.
427 in the north. There are a variety of habitats ranging from meadow to
forest within the park system.
Directions to West Deane Park from downtown Toronto: Gardiner Expressway West,
north on Hwy 427, Rathburn Road offramp east through two lights to Martingrove
Road, left (north) on Martingrove to West Deane Park parking lot on left (west)
side of road. From the parking lot, walk across the bridge and there are
several paths to follow leading you to different birding areas. There are also
good birding areas in Ravenscrest/Hampshire Heights and Echo Valley parks,
which are all connected to one another and can be accessed frm the West Deane
Park parking lot by walking south on the paved bicycle path instead of crossing
the bridge across Mimico Creek.
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