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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on March 01, 2011, 03:27:08 PM

Title: Northern Pintail (male) at Lake Aquitaine - Tues. March 1st
Post by: Bird Brain on March 01, 2011, 03:27:08 PM

Hi everyone.  I was walking around Lake Aquitaine today between 11:30am-1:00pm.  Sighted a Northern Pintail (male) at West end of lake, in open water below concrete dam - lots of Mallards and Canada Geese there as well.

Around the lake:  

Blue Jays x 3
Crows x 2
House Sparrows - lots (dozens)
Red-breasted Nuthatch x 2

Walked around Maplewood Park afterwards between 1:00-3:00pm.  Sighted the following:

Black-capped Chickadees x 3
Cardinal x 1 (female)
Crows - lots
Downy Woodpecker (male) x 3
House Sparrows - lots (hundreds)
Junco x 2
White-breasted Nuthatch x 1

Still no action with last year's Cooper's Hawk nest.  

Heard very loud shrieking - sighted 4 large gulls flying by heading towards Lake Aquitaine.  Unfortunately, couldn't get a good enough look at them to i.d.  

Maplewood Park:  East side of Glen Erin Dr., just North of Aquitaine Ave.

Lake Aquitaine:  SE corner of Glen Erin Dr./Aquitaine Ave., behind the Meadowvale Community Centre.

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Post by: Luv2Bird on March 01, 2011, 04:27:28 PM

Was at Maplewood around same time as you (2:45PM today) and spotted a Cooper's !   Only the one though.  The nest is in tact. Will post picture later.  Many Downey and WB Nuthatches.

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 01, 2011, 04:41:03 PM

Sue ... Wow, we just missed each other!   :shock:   At that time, I was probably half way between edge of woods and my building, feeding shelled peanuts to squirrels and talking to people.  :D  Looking forward to seeing your photos.  Cool re: Cooper's - the only one I've been seeing is the male.

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 03, 2011, 03:51:29 PM

Update:  Thursday, March 3rd - 12 noon to 2pm.  He's still here at West end of lake by the concrete dam, swimming around with Mallards and Canada Geese.  :)

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 04, 2011, 05:17:02 PM

Friday, March 4th (8am-12noon):  He's still here.  :D

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 07, 2011, 05:38:55 PM

Monday, March 7th (1-2pm): no sign of him anywhere.