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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: BillSimpson on February 06, 2011, 08:16:12 AM

Title: Humber Arboretum
Post by: BillSimpson on February 06, 2011, 08:16:12 AM

What a difference a little warmth makes? Everybody out and about...

Humber Arboretum was very busy - a flock of 25 - 30 Robins moving about the big willows, intermixed with Cedar Waxwings, and a Red-Winged Blackbird.  A similarly sized flock of Red Polls also circling the area, feeding on the Alders- very noisy and lively. The usual suspects round by the bird-feeder (chickadees, juncos, finches, cardinals, nuthatches (heard but not seen) and doves).

No owls :-( but down by the river a Northern Shrike perched at the very top of an ash tree - my very first sighting of one of these, so a banner day!

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 06, 2011, 12:24:03 PM

Great sightings!  Especially the Waxwings and Red-wing.  Oh, and the Shrike too!

We were at Sam Smith today looking for the Shrike(s) for about 2 hours with no luck.  One day I hope.