Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: thouc on February 12, 2013, 04:22:18 PM
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A very good day at Humber Bay today, with at least 5 White-winged Crossbills as the highlight. They were feeding in alders between the pond and they bay just south of the Air India memorial. I also saw 1 Common Redpoll among them.
The Pied-billed Grebe was still there, seen from the bridge, but no Pintail around today.
Complete list:
Gadwall 10
Mallard 50
Greater Scaup 100
Long-tailed Duck 50
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 10
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Known location. Seen well.
Ring-billed Gull 5
Black-capped Chickadee 10
American Tree Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
White-winged Crossbill 5 At least 5 individuals. 4 female types seen well at extremely close range. Hooked bill, yellow-green color, white wing bars. Later a male was seen in a flock of crossbills near the same location, so the count is conservative.
Common Redpoll 1
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Searched in vain for the crossbills from noon until 3:30 today...I wonder if anyone else had better luck?