> > > >> >> Hello, Ontbirders; >> >> Yesterday (Saturday May 24th) approximately 30 OFO members and guests walked >> the Baselands and the Leslie Street Spit from 8 am to 4 pm, under sunny >> skies, with temperatures rising from 14 degrees to 24 degrees C. >> >> A total of 86 species were recorded. >> >> Highlights included 14 warbler species seen at the Baselands “wet woods” and >> at the wooded copse near Goldfish Pond. Good finds were Blackpoll, Canada, >> and Wilson’s warblers. A female, and then a male Bobolink were viewed in the >> grassy plain on the Baselands south of the wet woods. The usual ID >> challenges of Least and Willow flycatchers were eased by the numerous >> individuals of each species, calling. Two pairs of Orchard Orioles were >> spotted: one at the Goldfish Pond area, the other pair, seen at the >> Baselands, involved a first year male bird. >> >> Four nests were found, all at the wet woods (which were indeed wet): >> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Flicker, Baltimore Oriole, and Warbling >> Vireo. >> >> The 14 hikers who stayed till the end were rewarded with fine views of small >> flocks of Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, and Dunlin. In >> all 9 species of shorebird and plover were viewed, but, alas, no Whimbrel >> this year. >> >> All participants received a copy of the “hot-off-the-press” 4th Edition, >> 2014, Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit Bird Checklist which lists all >> 316 species recorded to date, together with an ”abundance” ranking for each >> species. This checklist was created by a committee of 7 volunteers, and was >> published by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority with financial >> assistance from Friends of the Spit and private donors. >> >> Good birding! >> >> Trip leaders were Garth Riley and John Carley, Co-chairs of Friends of the >> Spit > _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
