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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Shortsighted on April 20, 2019, 09:08:15 PM

Title: Myrtle warbler invasion at Amos pond
Post by: Shortsighted on April 20, 2019, 09:08:15 PM

Between bouts of rain there were dozens of Myrtle warbler (Eastern Yellow-rumped) at Amos pond.
Practicing flycatcher behavior (leaving a perch over the water to spiral into the air to catch an insect
and then returning to that perch). Unfortunately the light level was so low it was pushing the limits of
my gear. Also saw a pair of Hooded Merganser, a pair of Green-winged Teal, an Eastern Phoebe, a few
Brown Creeper, a Kingfisher, a Pileated woodpecker, a Great Blue Heron, two Northern Flicker and a couple
of Muskrats.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BKF6Zt3/0/9966f764/M/i-BKF6Zt3-M.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-BKF6Zt3/A)

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Title: Re: Myrtle warbler invasion at Amos pond
Post by: Ally on April 21, 2019, 07:20:22 AM

Wow, so cute!

Title: Re: Myrtle warbler invasion at Amos pond revisited
Post by: Shortsighted on April 21, 2019, 02:36:55 PM

Hoped for better light at Amos this morning but that is only now developing so
it was still gloomy when I was there. Still needed to shoot at 800 ISO and my
old sensor cannot handle it well when cropping is needed. Nonetheless, I tried
to get some more photos of the Myrtle warbler visitation.

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Title: Re: Myrtle warbler invasion at Amos pond
Post by: Steve Hood on April 21, 2019, 09:40:57 PM

I was out of town for most of the weekend but I will have to check this out.  I actually live near the east end of Markham and didn't think I knew this pond until I located it on a map.  I didn't realize migrants came through here, but I have visited this place in the fall for foliage shots.

Title: Re: Myrtle warbler invasion at Amos pond
Post by: Shortsighted on April 22, 2019, 07:05:33 AM

You will need to wear rubber boots and pack some patience for the visit.
The north pond is overflowing and draining into the southern pond. The
short inter-pond trail is barely there at all. The flooded site west of the
townline road is also a mess and demands rubber boots too. The Hooded
Merganser hang around on the lower pond but they spook easily. GBH often
visit the swamp across the street but they spook easily as well. To Dinu's
dismay, I generally pick a spot and remain very still and even then most
of the time it is dead quiet. Good luck.