Friday Bill Smith and I birded the Toronto Islands from Wards to the Centre Island Ferry dock including Algonquin Island between 7.30 A.M. and 4 P.M. and found a total of 67 species. For the most part individual numbers were low other than the Empidonax Flycatchers which were numerous especially the Traill's variety. We found 16 species of Warbler including a handsome male Prairie, Blue-winged, Pine, Blackpole and 4 Cape-may's. 7 species of Flycatcher including a Yellow-bellied and a Willow and many counted simply as Traill's. Other birds of interest were a Merlin, Red-breasted Nuthatch and F.O.S. (for us) White-throated Sparrow and a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Oriole's were again numerous while Swallow numbers are down. For more info on how to bird the Toronto Islands check out Norm Murre's Toronto Islands guide.
Peter McParland _______________________________________________ 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/
