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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: David the park stroller on April 08, 2008, 12:43:53 PM

Title: wood ducks back in High Park
Post by: David the park stroller on April 08, 2008, 12:43:53 PM

This morning 2 pair of wood ducks were back cavorting in the lower Duck Ponds of High Park... still some ice but they were looking for love in all the right places.

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Post by: Lloyd on April 08, 2008, 06:25:51 PM

Nicely said, David. I can't wait to pop down this weekend and see if I can spot the "love birds".

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Post by: angelicque on April 09, 2008, 10:09:22 AM

same here!

i saw a family of them last fall, but they were all in their eclipse plumage ;)

i got a video of them here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y5RW_vq2sp4

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on April 10, 2008, 11:46:29 PM

Hi All,

I was at High Park tonight around 6:30 PM and spotted one of the male Wood Ducks.  He was on the west side of Grenedier Pond about halfway up the total length of the pond.  Beautiful looking duck for sure.

Happy Birding!
Bluffs Birder

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Post by: angelicque on April 16, 2008, 09:30:19 PM

saw 4 (2 male, 2 female) wood ducks this afternoon at the small pond by the jamie bell adventure playground...they were happily eating saltine crackers fed to them by a little boy.
this is the first time i have ever seen them eat people food!

not necessarily a good thing, but it helped me get some nice shots...