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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Anonymous on July 17, 2009, 09:20:00 PM

Title: Reesor Pond Update
Post by: Anonymous on July 17, 2009, 09:20:00 PM: Saw the following:

1 x Great Egret
2 x Great Blue Heron
1 x Greater Yellowlegs
Multiple Lesser Yellowlegs
Multiple Killdeer
Mutliple Spotted Sandpiper
Multiple Peeps
Numerous Immature Gulls

Then went for a bit of a drive and saw:

2 x Great Blue Herons
1 x Osprey
1 x Turkey Vulture
1 x Kestrel
Multiple Crows
1 x Unknown Raptor

All in all a fun day to just be outside, weather was sunny w/ intermittent cloud and no showers.
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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on July 19, 2009, 06:00:11 PM: i dropped by there with my fiancee today at 3:30ish.
what a great little pond!!

10 great white egrets, 3 or 4 great blue herons, a bunch of other birds that I need to look up to see what they are....
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Post by: Anonymous on July 20, 2009, 10:09:55 AM: Yep, it sure is a nice little place.

I'm sure that the coyotes and fox love it too, judging from the tracks that I've seen over there.

And a note - frogs everywhere.
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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on July 20, 2009, 02:40:05 PM: you can hear the frogs running through the bushes on the southern part of the pathway. was kind of creepy.

i just hope the "future development" signs don't lead to the ruin of the pond.
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Post by: cairnstone on July 21, 2009, 12:26:57 PM: (July 20)

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Post by: cairnstone on July 22, 2009, 02:59:01 PM: 20.
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Post by: Ann Brokelman on July 22, 2009, 03:47:27 PM: I was also there yesterday and to add to your list

2 juv Black Crowned Night Herons
1 Wilson Snipe
Least Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs

Fantastic place.

Ann
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Post by: Tyger on July 22, 2009, 05:43:34 PM: question for you all....

I drive by there quite a bit...where's the best place to park? Doesn't seem like there is anywhere to park near the pond.
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Post by: Kin Lau on July 22, 2009, 05:47:42 PM: Park where the concrete barriers are. There's a small driveway there. If that's full, you can park across the street, but be careful, the shoulder drops off rather quickly.
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Post by: Niloc on July 23, 2009, 10:10:45 AM: What's the directions to this wonderful Pond...I am comming form Tononto Leslieville which is just West of the Beaches...
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Post by: Anonymous on July 23, 2009, 10:33:56 AM: Hop over and take the DVP Northbound to Hwy 7, then head East until you hit Reesor Rd. and make a right. You'll be heading south and the pond will be on the right hand side just before the Hwy 407 overpass.
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Post by: Niloc on July 23, 2009, 10:35:23 AM: Thanks Attila...
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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on July 23, 2009, 03:38:48 PM: Quote from: "Niloc"
What's the directions to this wonderful Pond...I am comming form Tononto Leslieville which is just West of the Beaches...

the only "issue" with the pond is the drive from your place. its far east on hwy 7. basically, you are heading to the Toronto Zoo.

but lots to see (they kind of hang out far from people, but still cool to see)
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Post by: Tyger on July 23, 2009, 06:16:38 PM: Quote from: "Kin Lau"
Park where the concrete barriers are. There's a small driveway there. If that's full, you can park across the street, but be careful, the shoulder drops off rather quickly.

Thanks Kin!
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Post by: Anonymous on August 03, 2009, 11:48:43 PM: How popular is this place??

It was just mentioned on CTV News...lol