I birded the spit on Saturday, October 5th between 9:45am and 1:45pm. The level of bird activity was as high as I've ever seen it at the Spit in the fall with kinglets and sparrows absolutely everywhere. Here are a few notable sightings:
7 Sparrow Species: Field - 1 Lincoln's - 3 Swamp - 5 White-throated - too many to count White-crowned - 25 Song - 10 DE Junco - 8 6 Warbler Species: Yellow-rumped - 50 Nashville - 15 Magnolia - 2 Common Yellowthroat - 2 Tennessee - 2 Palm - 3 Other notables: 4 Peregrine Falcons flying/playing together (likely one of the downtown family groups but were too distant to age) Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Turkey Vulture - 2 Winter Wren - 10 Hermit Thrush - 8 Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Brown Creeper - 2 Green-winged Teal - 1 Belted Kingfisher - 3 Yellow-belied Sapsucker - 9 Good Birding, Iain The Leslie St. Spit (Tommy Thompson Park) is located at the foot of Leslie St. at Unwin Avenue in Toronto. There is a large gravel parking lot which, like the park, is only open on weekends and holidays. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
