Many looking now for Townsend's Solitaire in Sunnybrooke Park Toronto by no luck yet. Clarification how to get to "forbidden" bridge. If you drive into Sunnybrooke Park from Leslie, park in big parking lot at the stables. Walk back down road you came in a little way and cross bridge to parking lot where off leash dog park is. Turn right or north along gravel path marked Glendon Forest. Proceed a good 10 minutes walk to gated bridge. Some of us will not be crossing the bridge. However we understand that bird may be seen from this west side of bridge.
Happy Birdy 2016 Jean Iron and Joan Winearls Toronto Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Owen Strickland <[email protected]> > Date: December 30, 2015 at 11:17:44 PM EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire - Sunnybrook Park, Toronto > > I observed this buoyant thrush in flight briefly, then atop a tree for three > or so seconds before it flew down into the bushes further away. Diagnostic > picture is on ebird and in the Ontario Birds Facebook group. Grey back, light > belly, eyering, white 'wing patch', short primary projection, and white edges > to the tertials were noted. The bird showed a long tail with white outer > retrices. > > The bird was located in Glendon Forest, in the NW section of the park. From > the parking lot on the left of the road before the horse stables in > Sunnybrook, continue on a gravel trail through the forest. About 4/5 of the > way down, there's a small pedestrian bridge on the right which crosses the > creek. It's 'closed' to protect the other side (if you want to, just walk > over the chain). The bird was at the top of a tree 20 feet beyond the little > bridge. 100 American Robins and 2 Hermit Thrushes were eating berries in > there, so I'd like to think that the bird will stay, considering the ample > amount of food. > > Sunnybrook Park is located at the NW corner of Leslie Street and Eglington > Avenue East in Toronto. The access road into the park is located 50m north of > Eglington on Leslie. > > Happy birding! > > -Owen > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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
