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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: rickeckley on May 05, 2012, 02:25:56 PM

Title: High Park - 69 species - May 5
Post by: rickeckley on May 05, 2012, 02:25:56 PM
Went birding with the TOC and the esteemed Bob Yukich in High Park this morning (May 5, 2012).  Found 69 species around all areas of the park.

Warblers included:
Nashville
Yellow
Chestnut-Sided
Magnolia
Cape May (female only)
Yellow Rump
Black-Throated Green
Blackburnian
Pine
Palm
Black and White
Red Start
Northern Water Thrush

Also a possible hearing (but not sighting) of an Orange-Crowned - this needs to be confirmed


Other highlights included:

Gadwall
Wood Duck
Blue-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Common Loon
Pied-Billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black Crowned Night Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk
Lesser Yellow Legs
Chimney Swift
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Blue Headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Purple Martin
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole