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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Leslie Kinrys on May 21, 2009, 08:17:52 PM

Title: Pileated Woodpecker
Post by: Leslie Kinrys on May 21, 2009, 08:17:52 PM

On Wednesday evening, we walked in Earl Bales Park (Bathurst/Sheppard area). There weren't as many birds as we sometimes see, but we still saw some interesting things. The best sighting was the male Pileated Woodpecker flying over the park. There is a resident pair in the park. Also seen:
-a pair of Eastern Phoebes
-one male Rose-breated Grosbeak
-Great Crested Flycatcher
-Baltimore Orioles
-a Warbling Vireo
-many Barn Swallows and Chimney Swifts overhead

This weekend the park's many honeysuckle bushes should bloom, so I'm hoping some hummers will show up!

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Post by: Niloc on May 22, 2009, 12:26:11 PM

Exciting the Pileated is rare to photograph I have been lucky once but have never seen it close again just flying over high up in the Brickworks..here is the best 2 pics - cheers

Also I have been looking for places that may have hummers thanks for the lead!


http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo2198580.html (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo2198580.html)
http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo2198578.html (http://www.colinmarcano.com/photo2198578.html)