I birded the Humber College Lakeshore Campus which is north adjacent to Col.
Sam Smith Park this morning from 7:30 to 10:45 am, most of the time with Brian
Tannahill and Jerry Lewchynshyn. Definitely more much bird activity than
yesterday. The total number of warbler species was 14: Yellow Warbler (2);
Cape May Warbler (2); Blackburnian Warbler (2); Black-throated Blue Warbler
(3); Black-throated Green Warbler (6); Yellow-rumped Warbler (50+); Pine
Warbler (2); Palm Warbler (18); Nashville Warbler (5); Northern Parula (1);
Black-and-white Warbler (5); Common Yellowthroat (1f); Northern Waterthrush (1)
and Ovenbird (1). Also seen was Eastern Towhee (1f); American Tree Sparrow
(1); Field Sparrow (2). A few lingering Hermit Thrushes but no flycatchers and
only one vireo: Red-eyed. The trees and shrubs are rapidly leafing out; and by
the weekend it will be more difficult to spot the migrants.
Direction:
For those that have not birded this area and are interested in the
passerine migration, they should park on 13th Street which runs along east side
the campus. Rabba is located at the insection, a good land mark There is in
lane way half down 13th Street towards the lake to access one best areas for
warblers and other spring migrants and just west the fabled 'bowl' (a sunken
area of grass surrounded mostly Norway Spruce; to the east more mixed woods).
The other two areas: one just east of the playing field and one, with the
creek, just west of the playing field. This last location is just north of the
CSS parking lot. So the campus and park are located south Lakeshore Boulevard
West just south of end south end of Kipling Avenue. This park will be busy
with birders for at least the next three weeks.
Wayne Renaud (289-828-0043
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