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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Steve LaForest on February 11, 2010, 08:52:40 AM

Title: Halls Road and Whitby Harbour
Post by: Steve LaForest on February 11, 2010, 08:52:40 AM

Good morning:

Tuesday Feb 9, Whitby Harbour ~4 - 5 pm

Northern Harrier - 1 female
Iceland Gull - 3 (1 adult, 1 first winter, 1 2nd winter)
Green-winged Teal - 1 female
Redhead - 1 male
Trumpeter Swan - 10 adults
Note - the gulls were nice and close from the main harbour parking lot

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Wednesday Feb 10, Halls Road ~5:00 - 5:30 pm

Northern Harrier - 1 female
possible Merlin - a very poor look in very poor light!
Also ~ 4 White-tailed Deer near the north walkway to Cranberry Marsh

Good birding,
Steve

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 11, 2010, 03:49:46 PM

Hi Steve.  Welcome to the forum.

Nice sightings.  Were any of the Trumpeter Swans wing tagged?

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: Moira on February 11, 2010, 08:39:51 PM

I did see a tagged Trumpeter on Lake Ontario (Halls Rd.)

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 11, 2010, 11:28:20 PM

Quote from: "Moira"

I did see a tagged Trumpeter on Lake Ontario (Halls Rd.)

Cool.  :cool:  Did you happen to see the number or letter with number?

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Post by: Moira on February 12, 2010, 07:49:34 AM

No, I'll likely be down again sometime this weekend and will take note should I see the swans.

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Post by: Moira on February 12, 2010, 07:51:15 PM

#s 104, 153 and 917 at Pringle Creek in Whitby this afternoon with two other untagged trumpeters.

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 13, 2010, 12:41:19 AM

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#s 104, 153 and 917 at Pringle Creek in Whitby this afternoon with two other untagged trumpeters.

 Please consider reporting those to the following.  Only takes a couple of minutes!  

http://www.wyemarsh.com/swan_sighting.html (http://www.wyemarsh.com/swan_sighting.html)

Thanks.

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: Moira on February 13, 2010, 08:22:09 AM

Jo-anne - I have advised WyeMarsh.  Thanks.