I birded the two peninsulas of the park this morning from 11:00 am to 1:00
pm during a fairly strong easterly wind.
At 11:45 am I heard Whimbrels calling and located a flock of 5 (+ two birds
higher up, in all probably also Whimbels) flying ese about 1200-1500 ft
altitude at great speed. Bruce Wilkinson missed them by about 10 minutes.
These are first Whimbel I have seen in fall migration on Ontario.
I searched all the rocky headlands and beaches for Whimbrel and other
shorebirds but not see a single shorebird of any species. There were 9
Red-necked Grebes in the area, one Great Egret (no legs and wing markers), one
Great Blue Heron, two Hooded Mergansers and two American Widgeon.
The place was swarming with American Goldfinches.
Directions:
The park is located south of Humber Campus which is located at the
intersection of Lakeshore Boulevard and Kipling. The only free parking lot is
located at the south end of Col. Samuel Smith Park Drive which runs of the
south end of Kipling where it interfaces Lakeshore.
Wayne Renaud (cell: 1-289-828-0043)
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