I have seen no other mention of Whimbrel migration for the Toronto area - I may have missed the odd posting, but I thought I should just mention that when I visited Leslie Street Spit for a couple of hours yesterday morning I noted a total of about 180 Whimbrel heading north-west across the inner bay. The first groups, two groups of 50 birds, were heard at about 6am, calling and singing(!) from the north shore of Peninsular D. At that time there was heavy cloud cover and the threat of rain - it may be that these conditions had forced the birds down low. These two groups converged over the bay and continued north as one large flock. About an hour later I noted a group of about 20 birds, and then finally at about 8am, a flock of 60 - all headed north-west towards the city. So, about 180 in total, and this was the result of only the most casual of efforts - I was warbler-watching, and so only looked up for Whimbrel when I heard them calling.
Directions. Seems a little pointless given that this is a late posting for birds long-gone (sorry), but just so as to follow protocol: Leslie Street Spit can be reached by following Leslie Street south from Lakeshore Boulevard East as far as you can go. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
