Finally some birds on The Islands. Today I was joined by Margaret Liubavicius, Peter McParland and Bill Smith and on this beautiful day some nice birds were found and following are some of the high lights with several of them being first of season birds.
3 Red-throated Loons, Pied-billed Grebe, Osprey, 2 Bald Eagles, Cooper’s Hawk, Goshawk, several Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Merlin, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, many Northern Flickers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebes, Brown Creeper, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Winter Wrens, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gray-cheeked Thrushes, Swainson’s Thrushes, Blue-headed Vireo, 17 species of Warblers including Orange-crowned Warblers, Northern Parula, Cape May Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, several Palm Warblers, Wilson’s Warblers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Eastern Towhee, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 15+ White-throated Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows and Purple Finch. DIRECTIONS TO THE TORONTO ISLAND FERRY DOCKS TORONTO ISLANDS – FALL SCHEDULE Note:- Fare :- Adults $7.00 - Seniors / Students $4.50 Note:- After October 15th there will be no ferries to Hanlan’s Point or Centre Island until April 2014, the Ward’s Island ferry will continue to operate during that period as usual. If you are on the subway southbound get off at the TTC’s Union Subway Station, walk south on Bay Street (on the east side of the station) for about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queen’s Quay and you are there. The entrance to the ferry docks (well signed) is on the west side of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. To get to the Toronto Islands from the TTC’s Union Subway Station on the TTC you may transfer to the #6 or the #6A Bay St. TTC bus on Bay Street just outside of the east entrance to the GO Station. They both go down Bay Street to Queen’s Quay. Go passengers arriving by train or bus must pay a fare to use the TTC bus. For those who choose to head down to the docks on Sunday before the Subway opens you can catch the #97B Yonge St. Blue Night bus (Steeles Ave. To Queens Quay). This bus will let you off right across the street on Bay St. only steps from the ferry docks entrance. You may also want to visit the TTC web page http://www.ttc.ca/ for trip planning assistance. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queen’s Quay, there are very few parking lots nearby. One is located just a block north of the ferry docks. NOTE :- If you want to learn more about birding on the Toronto Islands you can access my Toronto Islands Birding And Site Guide on the OFO web site at:- http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.torontoislands Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada _______________________________________________ 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
