Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on May 04, 2015, 11:27:51 AM
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The morning was interesting.
quiet, then busy for 20 min, then quiet.
i'm betting there will be a post-lunch boom.
the warblers were decently high up and not a huge quantity.
Palm
YR
Magnolia
red-eyed vireo x 2
blue grey gnatcatcher
baltimore oriole
yellow warbler
brown thrasher
asst sparrows
the weird thing was hearing the long-tailed ducks calling in the distance.
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strangely quiet today.
started off with a black and white, but it then went downhill
Palm x a bunch
yellow x lots
yrump
magnolia x 1
brown thrasher x 1
raven x 1
asst sparrows
catbird
then everything went silent
really wondering if things will be hot at the spit after lunch for the next while.
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You were right with the after lunch theory. I birded from 1:30 - 2:45 and wished I could have stayed longer - there was so much activity! Here are a few more birds to add to the list:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male & female)
Cape May (female)
Black-throated Blue
Warbling Vireo
Least Flycatcher
Sandhill Cranes (3 flying south/west)
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You were right with the after lunch theory. I birded from 1:30 - 2:45 and wished I could have stayed longer - there was so much activity! Here are a few more birds to add to the list:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male & female)
Cape May (female)
Black-throated Blue
Warbling Vireo
Least Flycatcher
Sandhill Cranes (3 flying south/west)
don't ask me why, but i think it will be like that all week. with the north wind tonight i'm hoping some things will stay.
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I second the theory that birding is better in the afternoon this year in the Wet Woods. I was there today between Noon and 4pm and it was very very birdy. Highlights included:
Chestnut Sided
Cape May
Black-Throated Blue
Nashville
Black and White
Palm
Yellow Rumped
Yellow
Gnatcatcher
Ruby Crowned
Red Eyed Vireo
Blue Headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Least Flycatcher
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Catbird
Thrasher
Veery
Hermit
Hairy
Savannah Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Others reported Magnolia and Great-Crested Flycatcher
Rick
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Wednesday AM.
5 minutes of stuff, then..quiet.
black and white
black throated blue
palm
yrump
yellow
baltimore oriole
black and white and black throated blue came out again for a while
others saw a blue eyed vireo and a rose breasted grossbeak.
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Myself and a few others heard the Clay-colored Sparrow that was reported yesterday singing its "buzz buzz" song very clearly in the middle of the woods, but sadly could not find it before it was frightened away by an overzealous birder.
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Thursday AM:
common yellowthroat
chestnut
yellow
yrump
black throated blue (heard, not seen by me, but heard by others)
2-3 male rose-breasted grossbeaks
1 female RBG
towhee
ovenbird
northern parula (not seen by me)
palm
in the morning, things were high, high up. so just a word of warning. and quantity was sparse. it just may be one of those years
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To the above list this morning I saw the following
Magnolia
Nashville
Black & White
Swainson's Thrush
The greatest activity was between 7 and 8:30am this morning. The light north wind early this morning may have helped with the variety of birds.
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Birders should keep in mind that conditions are unusually dry at the moment. There are only a few wet areas that are easy to get around if you don't want to wear boots.
HOWEVER, you should also be aware that the RED ANTS are out in full force. Try to avoid standing still on high ground for any length of time. Consider tucking pants into socks or just wearing those rubber boots anyway. I have a bite from three days ago that's still itchy!
-Kris
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I haven't been to the "Wet Woods" but if the ants are the same ones as at Arkendo, they are European Fire Ants. Very nasty.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/ ... plant.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/12/23/european_fire_ant_helping_spread_of_invasive_plant.html)
Use caution because some people react quite violently to them.
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Stepped in between 5 to 7 pm today and saw the following:
Warblers & Vireos:
Ovenbird
Black and White Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Northern Parula
Common Yellowthroat
Nashville Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Other notables:
Lincoln Sparrow
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
Baltimore Oriole
Least Flycatcher
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I can add:
Blackburnian
Black-Throated Blue
Wood Thrush
RIck
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Also was very much entertained by the smallest bird with the biggest personality: Blue Gray Gnatcatchers. Love these guys :lol:
Checking me out from above haha
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7725/17228197038_e296435070_c.jpg)
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still seems to be trending for late afternoon birding. so weird.
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i was there at 10:30 AM until noon.
interesting morning.
there was little to no activity in the woods. silent.
the middle paths between the woods and Marina Rd had decent activity. Black-throated blue, yrump, palm warblers, chestnut-sided.
the bowl was very, very, very nice. i was there for only 30 minutes. wish i could have sat there longer.
black throated blue x 2
oriole
palm
black and white
asst sparrows (sorry, sparrow fans)
northern harrier did a fly-by
yrump
lots of activity in the tree branches above as well. the weird haze today made it hard to see some of the birds in the bowl. but you could hear that it was alive.
not a stellar day and things are still quite sparse. but it wasn't bad.
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Guess I had a little more luck. 13 warbler species; most of which were in the central woods towards the end of the main path.
Highlights between 10 - 3 pm today:
Bobolinks x3
Baybreasted x3
Chestnut-sided
Black-throated Green x2
Black-throated Blue x2
N. Parula x3
Magnolia x1
Nashville x5
Com. Yellowthroat x4
B&W x1
Palms x5
Yellows & Yellow-rumps - lots
N. Waterthrush (heard only but seen by another birder)
Blue-headed Vireo (seen by others)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird x1 (feeding in a Pussywillow on the east side)
Kingbird
Veery
Rose-breasted Grosbeak x2
White-crowned x6
Loons x2 (flyovers)
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Great pic, Rotarran...
Rick
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just a reminder that it's spring festival today.
at least 2 groups of 20 were in the woods.
not a lot of morning birds either.
heard of 2-3 bay breasted, possibly a meadowlark.
saw a bunch of black throated blue (2 males, 1 female) and an asleep nighthawk.
left after 40 min
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Was there this morning around 8 am and stayed for about an hour and a half. Saw the nighthawk asleep in a tree as well and actually saw quite a few different warblers:
Common Yellowthroat
2X Cape May
N. Parula
2X Magnolia
4X Bay-breasted
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Yellow-rumped
Black throated blue
Palm
quite a few B. orioles, a flicker and a least flycatcher as well