Early morning and mid-afternoon lake-watching proved fruitful today at Colonel Sam Smith Park (CSSP), owing to strong SE (i.e., onshore) winds.
Although late-summer and autumn lake-watching from CSSP and areas around the GTA is generally not even close to as productive as it is from Van Wagner's Beach in Hamilton, it can still be good during periods of strong south or southeast winds, as was the case today. This afternoon I spent several hours lake-watching from Whimbrel Point at CSSP. Birds seen included a Parasitic Jaeger, another jaeger (quite distant) and a Sabine's Gull. This morning, in addition to the flyby Neotropic Cormorant that I posted earlier today, I had 3 distant jaegers and an obliging Red-necked Phalarope. These birds were also seen from Whimbrel Point. Colonel Sam Smith Park is located immediately south of the intersection of Kipling and Lakeshore in Etobicoke. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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
