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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: j2k on February 13, 2011, 11:36:15 PM

Title: Meadow Wood Park, Sat-Sun 12-13 Feb
Post by: j2k on February 13, 2011, 11:36:15 PM

I spent some time in Mississauga's Meadow Wood Park (a small park between Rattray Marsh and Petro Canada grounds) looking for the long eared owl that I saw earlier last week.  

No luck with the owl, but the highlight of the weekend was a trumpeter swan (tagged C24) on the lake very close to the shore. Also many common golden eyes, greater & lesser scaups, buffleheads, redheads, countless mallards, american wigeon and a few mute swans.  In the northern section of the park I saw 5 or 6 blue jays, over 15 cedar wax wings sharing a tree, many black capped chickadees, at least 5 downy woodpeckers, one juvenile red-tailed hawk and several goldfinches.

Trumpeter with lunch below:
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u68/jahoo2k/110213-A53P1503-0370.jpg)

Title: Re: Meadow Wood Park, Sat-Sun 12-13 Feb
Post by: Bird Brain on February 14, 2011, 02:26:02 PM

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trumpeter swan (tagged C24)

Awesome!  :D

Would you please be kind enough to report your Trumpeter Swan sighting to the following site.  Only takes a minute and they appreciate it!  Thanks.  

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

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Post by: j2k on February 14, 2011, 04:04:40 PM

Reported :)

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 14, 2011, 04:26:23 PM

Thank You!  :D

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 14, 2011, 05:24:53 PM

I was just about to ask you about that link Jo-Anne...  we spotted 4 tagged Trumpeters in Port Credit on Saturday.  I was hoping to see E76 from last year but he wasn't in the mix.  I'll be reporting these tonight or tomorrow.

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 15, 2011, 07:56:32 PM

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I was just about to ask you about that link Jo-Anne...  we spotted 4 tagged Trumpeters in Port Credit on Saturday.  

Hi Rob.  Cool!  8)  That's a great location for swan sightings.  

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I was hoping to see E76 from last year but he wasn't in the mix.  I'll be reporting these tonight or tomorrow.

Didn't get to see your favourite guy, eh?  Which letters/numbers tags did you and Angie see?

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 16, 2011, 05:00:45 AM

I reported them last night.  We saw 6 Trumpeters and 4 were tagged...  E78, A68, E27 and E90.  If I get a phone call back, I will inquire about E76 out of curiosity.