Five intrepid young birders joined Justin Peter and myself at Tommy Thompson Park today. In total we found 55 species of birds. Highlights included flyover American Pipits, loons and close looks at a Red Shouldered Hawk which flew just over our heads. We had a great variety of ducks including winter ducks which are beginning to appear.
Apart from birds, we saw a few late Monarchs and had wonderful looks at a mink catching fish and grooming itself. Andrea Chreston of the TRCA gave a very informative talk about the cormorant colony. Many thanks to Justin and Andrea for a great day. Lynne Lynne Freeman [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
