Hello, We had a very pleasant day weather-wise with a nice sunny morning and warm temperatures. Clouds moved in during the afternoon but we remained dry. Fourteen participants including myself today.
Birding remains slow in the Toronto area compared to this date historically. That being said we managed to find 66 species and the Richmond Hill Naturalists found two we didn't (Hermit Thrush and American Woodcock). Our highlight was easily a dashing Blue-Winged Warbler on Algonquin Island. Thank you to Andrew Keaveney in his persistence to get everyone on this bird as it was elusive. Nine Warbler species included the Blue-Winged. Blackburnian (heard) Common Yellowthroat (heard) Black-Throated Blue Yellow (easily the most numerous) Yellow-Rumped Palm Black and White Nashville We had only a few Baltimore Orioles. Blue-Grey Gnatcatchers, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, Eastern Towhee, Great Egrets, Common Raven, Caspian and Common Terns. Carolina and House Wren, Red-Bellied Woodpecker and a few Common Loon flyovers on Wards. For those who stayed with me to Hanlan's we picked up a few more species with Brown Creeper, Eastern Meadowlark and Savannah Sparrows. Also Cliff and Northern Rough-Winged Swallows and five Brown Thrashers. We had two Least Flycatchers as well. Thank you to everyone who came out. It was an enjoyable group. Good birding, Jay Peterson >> Toronto Islands can be accessed from the ferry docks located at the foot of >> Bay Street at Queen's Quay. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $5.00 for >> seniors and students. 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
