I went birding the Leslie Street Spit this morning: There were 3 King Eiders. This includes the two previously reported which were in East Cove and an adult male in full plumage in Cell/Embayment 3. It was associating with the other
waterfowl in that cell. I was not able to find the Eared Grebe. I also saw at a distance a bird I am pretty sure is a Western Grebe. It was around Marina Bay where it opens up to the harbor. Other birds included: 2 Green-winged Teal, 6 Canvasbacks, all 3 Merganser species, an American Coot, Killdeer, Double-crested Cormorants, Northern Shrike and lots of Red-winged Blackbirds. There were not many other passerines on the spit today aside from American Robins and Song Sparrows. There are still some Common Redpolls in the alders near peninsula A. Good Birding Howard Shapiro Toronto, Ontario Directions: >From the west: Take the Gardiner Expressway east and exit at Lakeshore Blvd. >OR take Lakeshore Blvd. east to Leslie St. Turn right at Leslie St. and continue to the end where you will see the gates of the park. >From the east: Take Lakeshore Blvd. west to Leslie St. Turn left at Leslie >St. and continue to the end where you will see the gates of the park. >From the north: Take the Don Valley Parkway south and exit at Lakeshore Blvd. Go east on Lakeshore Blvd. to Leslie St. Turn right at Leslie St. and continue to the end where you will see the gates of the park.TTC: Take the 83 Jones S. bus south from Donlands station to Commissioners St. It is a short walk to the gates of the park. OR Take the 501 streetcar along Queen St. to Leslie St. It is a slightly longer walk south on Leslie St. to the gate or catch the 83 Jones S. Bus to Comissioners St. and walk from there. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
