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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Julia on October 01, 2014, 02:16:06 PM

Title: Looking for Cedar Waxwings
Post by: Julia on October 01, 2014, 02:16:06 PM

Hi everyone!

Don't know if I'm posting this in the right spot, but it's sort of an unusual request.  Toronto Wildlife Centre is looking to release its last batch of rehabilitated baby cedar waxwings, but they'd like to go somewhere where they have friends. Is anyone in the GTA still seeing a flock around regularly?  I figured this group would know if anyone did!

Title: Re: Looking for Cedar Waxwings
Post by: Rotarran on October 01, 2014, 03:37:16 PM

Here are the parks where I have seen and heard Cedar Waxwings recently:
- Phyllis Rawlinson Park
- Toogood Pond Park

Also these parks should have Cedar Waxwings on a regular basis:
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
- Charles Sauriol Park

If I were to release them, I'd probably do it at Mount Pleasant Cemetery...just seems like a nice location.

Title: Re: Looking for Cedar Waxwings
Post by: thouc on October 06, 2014, 08:56:17 PM

I checked the recent eBird reports and the closest reliable large flock seems to be at the Arboretum at Guelph University. A bit of a distance away, but closer locations are probably much of a hit and miss.

Title: Re: Looking for Cedar Waxwings
Post by: tdong on October 08, 2014, 09:26:09 AM

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/134+Bo ... b47be46dbf (https://www.google.ca/maps/place/134+Bonistel+Crescent,+Brampton,+ON+L7A+3H1/@43.6974461,-79.8086899,367m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x882b146b6a7e3995:0x2f26e5b47be46dbf)

This is in Brampton.  right here near my house at small the pond.  they will catch bug from 5pm until dark