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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: beresford on February 02, 2010, 04:21:04 PM

Title: finally a pileated!
Post by: beresford on February 02, 2010, 04:21:04 PM

Today after several fruitless searches I finally spotted my second and thrid Pileated woodpeckers. Both were in the woods off Pebbelstone Rd. just north of Courtice. What an aweseom bird. Also saw 2 red-breasted nuthatch... what a glorious bird.

Yesterday at Amherst I spotted my first Northern Saw-whet,  what a gorgeous little bird! Also spotted were a male red-bellied woodpecker, a northern harrier, about 20 snow buntings and a lone adult bald eagle just to the east of the ferry slowly making its way north.

Cheers
-Tim-

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Post by: skyviewer on February 02, 2010, 06:19:25 PM

Hey great find.  I've noticed a few posts lately of pileated being seen.  The only time i have ever seen one was out on the Bruce trail near Milton a couple years ago.

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Post by: Tyler on February 02, 2010, 08:24:56 PM

Good to see you got them

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Post by: TomTelford on February 02, 2010, 10:26:23 PM

Check out the Orono Crown Lands at Clarke 5th and Squair Rd.  That's where our female PWP hangs out.  I don't think I've ever heard of a RB Nuthatch described as "glorious" before... cute, friendly, delightful yes...  but glorious???  :-)

Tom.

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Post by: beresford on February 04, 2010, 06:45:12 PM

Thanks again for the tip Tom. I appreciate it!