Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on November 18, 2012, 02:55:33 PM
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Hi everyone.
Foggy morning - started out on way to Meadowvale Town Centre bus terminal - sighted a male Hairy Woodpecker at 8:30am, hammering away. He was on a tree at Glen Erin Dr./West end of Lake Aquitaine, just past the tunnel.
Met up with my mom at Riverwood and we were there from 9:20am - 12:20pm. Blue skies and +9c. Attended a walk "Preparing for Winter: How Local Wildlife Adapts" from 10:00 - 11:30am, led by Dave Taylor. First half of this walk was led by Dave then 2nd half became a Heart Healthy Walk led by a gentleman named Mike. Myself and a couple of other people opted out of the 2nd half and went birding instead! Sighted the following:
Black-capped Chickadees - dozens. They are everywhere!
Blue Jays x 2
Cardinals x 2 (males)
Northern Mockingbird x 1
Red-breasted Nuthatches x 8
White-breasted Nuthatches x 3
Apparently I had just missed seeing a Red-bellied Woodpecker! What a bummer as I've never sighted one of these Woodpeckers before. :(
Lots of squirrels including super cute Red Squirrels and some sort of small Moth.
Coming up on Saturday, November 24th at Riverwood, seminar at MacEwan Field Station "Aboriginal Perspectives: Connecting With Nature". Can't wait! One must register for this seminar.
Riverwood: North side of Burnhamthorpe Rd. across the street from The Credit Woodlands.
On way home, travelling North on Glen Erin Dr. just past Britannia Rd., a Turkey Vulture was circling above at 1:00pm. Perhaps there was some roadkill?
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Add-on to above list, can't believe I forgot ...
Juncos x 10 (males and females)