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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: raypye on January 01, 2009, 08:42:10 PM

Title: Halls Road- Whitby
Post by: raypye on January 01, 2009, 08:42:10 PM

January 1
White-winged Crossbills- 400, Common Redpolls- several flocks, Northern Flicker- 1, Bald Eagle- 1 (juvenile), and White-throated Sparrow- 2

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Post by: raypye on January 03, 2009, 01:22:30 PM

January 3
White-winged Crossbills- 350 to 400, Hoary Redpoll- 2, Common Redpoll- largest flock 250,  Pine Siskin- 80 to 100, Purple Finch- 2,
White-throated Sparrow- 2, Song Sparrow- 2, Savannah Sparrow- 1

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Post by: Joe on January 03, 2009, 04:25:01 PM

Thanks for the post.  Were some of these birds seen in along the trails or in the conifers right beside the road?

Joe

Title: January 11, Halls Road
Post by: raypye on January 11, 2009, 02:47:38 PM

White-winged Crossbills- flocks of 120, 60, 25, 20 and small numbers.
The best area is the Spruce trees at the north end of Halls Road.
Pine Siskins- largest flock was 40 birds.
They were mostly in the Cedars at the north end of the road. There were a couple at the feeder on the south walkway.
Common Redpolls- several flocks heard flying over.
Hawks- Northern Goshawk- 1, and Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Rayfield Pye