On Saturday, 23 May 2015, between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. we counted 72 Whimbrels at the Whimbrel Watch in Colonel Sam Smith Park, Toronto. The first flock of 55 passed east of Whimbrel Point heading straight north at 8:35 a.m., then a small flock of 15 flew north over the marina at 10:30, and 2 flew by at 2:20 p.m.
Other Shorebirds: 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Killdeer, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 22 Black-bellied Plovers. Other Birds: 1 Red-throated Loon found by David Pryor, 15 Common Loons, 14 White-winged Scoters, 1 Iceland Gull, 2 Bonaparte's Gulls, 11 Chimney Swifts, 1 Bobolink, 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and more. Thanks to Tim McCarthy, Cecilia Verkley, David Pryor, Susann Linn, Theresa Dobko, Bob Cumming, Noam Markus, John Cooper, Derek and Jennifer Lyon, Andrew Keaveney, Albert Kuhnigk, Ron Pittaway, Mourad Jabra, Ross Lam, Kelsie Tanti, Tom Lane, Joe Ventura, and many many others for spotting the birds. It's a team effort. Typically this weekend is the peak of the Whimbrel flight. It didn't come today so we hope tomorrow will be better. Directions: Follow Kipling Avenue south of Lake Shore Blvd West to where Kipling ends at a parking lot. Walk south to Lake Ontario where a short peninsula juts out into the lake. The Whimbrel Watch is a project of the Toronto Ornithological Club. Jean Iron Toronto _______________________________________________ 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
