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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: What was that? on November 06, 2009, 06:00:49 PM

Title: Humber Bay in an hour
Post by: What was that? on November 06, 2009, 06:00:49 PM

Out for a walk with a new colleague, his comment was that the walk was a lot more interesting as the waterfowl were being pointed out (and doubtless I missed a lot).
American wigeons
Mallards
Gadwalls
RB Mergansers
Hooded Mergansers
Dark eyed juncos
GB Heron
RB gulls
Herring gulls
Am Black Duck
Am Goldfinch

Graham

Title: Re: Humber Bay in an hour
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on November 09, 2009, 07:32:16 PM

Quote from: "What was that?"

Out for a walk with a new colleague, his comment was that the walk was a lot more interesting as the waterfowl were being pointed out (and doubtless I missed a lot).
American wigeons
Mallards
Gadwalls
RB Mergansers
Hooded Mergansers
Dark eyed juncos
GB Heron
RB gulls
Herring gulls
Am Black Duck
Am Goldfinch

Graham

if you go to the East park, there are tonnes of buffleheads there now and the occasional red-necked grebe.

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Post by: Moira on November 10, 2009, 06:44:34 PM

Humber Bay Park is great.  I went Saturday morning and saw most of your list.  I had the opportunity to stand and watch/listen a mockingbird.  It stayed in one spot in clear view for about 5 mins. (until a large group with dogs came along).  This was a first for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  With the weather and the bird singing, I almost convinced myself spring was on the way.  There were also several pairs of cardinals flitting in and out along the path.

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on November 11, 2009, 09:57:43 AM

Quote from: "Moira"

Humber Bay Park is great.  I went Saturday morning and saw most of your list.  I had the opportunity to stand and watch/listen a mockingbird.  It stayed in one spot in clear view for about 5 mins. (until a large group with dogs came along).  This was a first for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  With the weather and the bird singing, I almost convinced myself spring was on the way.  There were also several pairs of cardinals flitting in and out along the path.

there definitely is a resident mockingbird. took pictures of him in the butterfly garden a month ago. saw him on sunday just across the bridge near the monument. was imitating only a few birds.  also saw a lovely male cardinal.

humber bay = weekday visits. it can be a poopshow on the weekends. dog owners letting their dogs offleash around the ponds and lots of people feeding ducks.