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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: rickeckley on May 07, 2013, 05:36:07 PM

Title: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: rickeckley on May 07, 2013, 05:36:07 PM

It was fairly quiet in the wet woods today.  Highlights were:

ovenbird
nashville
black and white
yellow
yellow rump
gnatcatcher
warbling vireo
blue headed vireo
red breasted grosbeak
veery
thrasher
eastern wood pewee
mockingbird
white crowned
killdeer
goldfinch


Many spotted a blue-winged in the centre, wet part of the woods, bit I couldn't find it.  No reports of the prairie sticking around.

Rick

Title: Re: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: Trillian Flummox on May 07, 2013, 09:52:49 PM

Slim pickings out at Col. Sam's today too. Less activity than last week. Only a couple of other birders around when I arrived late morning. Did I miss a memo or something?   :?

-kris

Title: Re: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: rickeckley on May 08, 2013, 07:59:24 AM

...yes. "the weather's too nice" memo...

rain forecast for tonight might make for better Thursday birding.

Rick

Title: Re: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: Steve Hood on May 08, 2013, 03:53:44 PM

Quote from: "rickeckley"

...yes. "the weather's too nice" memo...

rain forecast for tonight might make for better Thursday birding.

Rick

Suppose to rain most of Thursday too

Title: Re: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 09, 2013, 06:03:05 AM

i've had better luck birding at the Wet Woods at 5 PM than i have in the morning. just wondering if anyone else is trending that way?

Title: Re: Wet Woods May 7
Post by: rickeckley on May 09, 2013, 08:16:58 AM

I agree that the usual early morning start is less effective this year in the wet woods.  10:30-2 has gotten me the best birds.  I haven't tried 5pm, but have been out twice around 6:30 or 7 until almost sundown.  Very beautiful with the sunsets behind the satellite dishes and the crane, but not very birdy.

i