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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: jjmb on April 20, 2008, 06:31:21 AM

Title: Leslie Street Spit Saturday April 19
Post by: jjmb on April 20, 2008, 06:31:21 AM

A beautiful day for a walk! Got there around 6:30 and enjoyed a lovely sunrise, serenaded by hundreds and hundreds of robins and RWBB. Not a lot to report for this morning, except for the 4 Egret nests I saw in amongst the cormorants. Some of the BCNH are back too, but not the full contingent yet. 4 Canvasbacks were on Triangle Pond, and another 8 were on the main pond. Saw a beautiful loon, 20 or so Hermit thrushes, Ruby and Golden Crowned kinglets, and tree swallows on every nest box!

Flickers were out, and saw a red tail hawk sitting on a lamp post. Saw the usual ducks, including an A Wigeon. And the terns and gulls were very noisy. (oops - got slightly distracted as a hawk just flew by my window). Also white throated sparrows, and juncos. And of course, the ever present kestrels.

Also noted many turtles, muskrat, raccoons and rabbits.

Title: Leslie Street Spit Saturday April 19 - forgot a couple
Post by: jjmb on April 20, 2008, 10:16:44 AM

Forgot to mention the beautifully bright goldfinch and the yellow rumped warblers.

And of course the usual neighbourhood birds.

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Post by: ichiro17 on April 20, 2008, 02:28:39 PM

Unfortunately missed the red-tail - heard rumours of a Virginia Rail but never actually saw one.  Also heard rumours of a merlin.

Also saw:

Hoary woodpecker
American Kestrel
Numerous painted turtles

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Post by: adonbirder on April 20, 2008, 06:41:08 PM

Rumor of a merlin must be the one i saw at the base of the spit in the wet woods :)
Never saw the Virginia rail but looked all through by where they band the birds. Also can add Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Red-bellied woodpecker banded in the net and Brown thrasher.
Next Sunday the 27th there will be a TOC sponsored walk at the Leslie Spit meeting at 8am ,always alot of fun and many birds seen.
Andrew