Yesterday ( Sept. 15/16 ) Bob Tyler and I birded Ward’s and Algonquin Islands on the Toronto Islands on a beautiful day to be out and following are some of the 56 species we found down there.
Note:- Many of the warblers and the Red-eyed and Philadelphia Vireos were under counted as many of these were high in the thick canopy, especially in the early morning. Hooded Mergansers, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Wood-Pewees, Least Flycatchers, Red and White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Veerys, Swainson’s Thrushes, Gray Catbirds, Blue-headed Vireo, 19 Philadelphia Vireos, 21 Red-eyed Vireos, 17 warbler species including Orange-crowned, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, 3 Connecticut Warblers, 2 Mourning Warblers and Wilsons Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and White-throated Sparrows. 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
