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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on March 15, 2011, 03:31:30 PM

Title: Maplewood Park and Lake Aquitaine - Tues. March 15th
Post by: Bird Brain on March 15, 2011, 03:31:30 PM

Hi everyone.  I was walking at Maplewood Park this afternoon between 12:45-1:15pm ... no birds or squirrels anywhere.  Very odd, especially as there didn't seem to be any hawks around.  So, wandered down to Lake Aquitaine and walked around there until 2:15pm.   Bumped into forum member "Twojugs" and his wife out birding.  It was great seeing and talking with them.  :D

Sighted the following:

Canada Geese - a few.  Have been sighting hundreds flying by heading North lately.
Cardinals x 2 (1m, 1f)
Common Grackle x 1
Crows - lots
Gulls - lots
House Sparrows - lots
Juncos - lots
Mallards - lots
Mourning Doves - a few
Red-breasted Nuthatches x 3
Red-winged Blackbirds (male) x 8
Robins x 5

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

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

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Post by: ostrich on March 18, 2011, 11:47:13 AM

Have you seen any sign of the Coopers setting up in the park?

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Post by: Luv2Bird on March 18, 2011, 12:25:33 PM

Hi Ostrich .. see my post "Mr. n Mrs. Cooper" two on same branch a couple of weeks ago at Maplewood. Also saw both yesterday .. one was squaking repeatedly ..think it was the female. They were about 100 yds. apart.

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 18, 2011, 12:30:25 PM

Hi Ostrich.  Please check out Sue's thread and then my thread http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/v ... 2031#32031 (http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=32031#32031).  Thanks.  :D