Birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands and a bit of the Sanctuary yesterday with Margaret Liubavicius and Bob Tyler and below are some of the birds we found.
Common Loon, Great-Blue Herons, 2 Great Egrets, 15 Black-crowned Night-Herons, 6 TVs, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 2 Cooper’s Hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Northern Flickers, 12 Eastern Phoebes, Tree and Barn Swallows, Brown Creepers, 3 Carolina Wrens, 19 Winter Wrens, both Kinglet species, 27 Hermit Thrushes, Cedar Waxwings, Tree Sparrows, 11 Fox Sparrows, Song and White-throated Sparrows and many Dark-eyed Juncos as well as the usual species. A couple of days before yesterday Bob Tyler and I found 19 Night-Herons, Osprey, Bald Eagle, 4 Pied-billed Grebes, Ring-necked Ducks, White-winged Scoters, Killdeer, 4 Carolina Wrens, Brown Thrasher, and Purple Finches and I found an adult Thayer’s Gull at the ferry docks on the city side. Directions:- The ferry docks are at the very south end of bay Street – Fare $7.50 adults – $4.75 Seniors / Students. The ferries are on Winter schedule and only go to Ward’s Island until next Saturday the 22nd of April and then all 3 ferry routes will be in will be operating. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada You can't see birds if you don't go out but sit and wait for others to find them. _______________________________________________ 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
