Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: nkwali on September 30, 2015, 11:17:33 AM
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Spent a couple of hours down at Ashbridges this morning. There were a lot of mixed flocks of warblers both by the parking lot as well as in the trees on the east side.
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An Orange-crowned warbler this afternoon, along with a male Common Yellow-throat, Black-throated Blues and Greens, Parulas, Magnolias, Ovenbirds, Palms and perhaps 80 to 100 Yellow-rumps many feeding on the ground. Winter Wrens and over a dozen thrush - Hermits, Swainson's and Grey-cheeked. A Philadelphia Vireo, 5+ Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Brown Creepers, lots of WT Sparrows and as I was leaving a Rusty Blackbird flew down to the rocks to poke around by the edge of the marina. The rainy weather and midge infestation has made for a wonderful bird bonanza.
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Good sightings. We went down in the evening. No Black-Throated greens or blues, unfortunately, but we did see lots of Yellow-rumps. Also present was a Common Yellowthroat along the fenceline, an Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush foraging on the ground in the same vicinity and a Palm Warbler. We also saw a female Eastern Towhee. WT Sparrows everywhere. The highlight of the trip was a juvenile Great black-backed Gull that was out on the water in the bay, near a flock of Mallards and two male Wood Ducks.