At around 5:25pm this evening while I was letting my dog out into my backyard in central Etobicoke, I clearly heard a Fish Crow give its distinctive single-note call several times. It was with 8-9 American Crows, which were also calling periodically.
Unfortunately I wasn’t fast enough to record it on my phone before the birds continued off. While Fish Crows have evidently been increasing in Ontario over the past several years, a greenbelt/creek valley located several kilometres away from Lake Ontario is most certainly not where I would have expected to encounter one. Although this species has been periodically present in Niagara, Hamilton and Oakville in recent years, encounters east of Mississauga are still relatively unusual, so I felt it merited a post. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
