Hello, Sunday 18 of March, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
Snowy owl, Long-eared owl (on the birch, about 3 m above the ground, near the trunk), pictures taken. Double-crested Cormorant (in fly only). Trumpeter swan (2, Cell 1), no tags. Belted Kingfisher (1), Northern Flicker (1). The most crowded was the Peninsula D: Golden-crowned Kinglet (dominating), Brown Creeper, Am. Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee, Am. Robin, Song Sparrow. Waterfowls: Long-tailed duck (dominating), Red-breasted Merganser (second dominant) and others: Common Merganser (most in East Cove, 12 males and number of females), Hooded Merganser (2, Cell 2), Canvas Duck (11, Cell 1), Redhead 3 (Cell 2), Lesser Scaup (5, Cell 2), Common Goldeneye (2, Cell 3), Buffleheads, Gadwalls in many places. Ring-billed gull. On Peninsula A, I have been close the to the birds with a minimum distance 2 meters, watching the crowd and taking pictures (portraits and in fly). Judging from my observations, 10 meters around, only about 5% were adult breeding. First of April is coming soon, than we can not be so close to the breeding colonies. The most common voices in the park were of Killdeer and Song Sparrow. Good birding! Jacek Pawlikowski PS Eglinton Flats Park ( South-East corner of Eglinton Ave. and Jane Street). First females Red-winged Blackbird came 16 days after males ( 3 March – 19 March). After 10 years of observations, it is typical ( between 1 to 4 weeks). _______________________________________________ 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/
