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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Joe on March 29, 2007, 07:32:40 PM

Title: Pileated Woodpecker in High Park
Post by: Joe on March 29, 2007, 07:32:40 PM

Saw this guy going to town on a tree just east of the Colborne Lodge parking lot today.  Quite a sight!!
http://juliansbirdwatchingphotos.fotopi ... 33678.html (http://juliansbirdwatchingphotos.fotopic.net/p39833678.html)

Also saw 4 Wood Ducks among the Mallards and Canada Geese in the pond in the southeast corner of the park.
http://juliansbirdwatchingphotos.fotopi ... 33675.html (http://juliansbirdwatchingphotos.fotopic.net/p39833675.html)

Belted Kingfisher there as well.  2 Red Tailed Hawks made a pass.  I understand from the people at the High Park Nature Centre that the Hawks are residents with a nest in the northeast corner of the park.  Robins, Grackles and Red Winged Blackbirds everywhere.  

Great day!

Title: Ref: Pileated
Post by: JTF on March 29, 2007, 08:17:49 PM

Nice POV on you pic with the bark flying off the tree, nice job.

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Post by: David the park stroller on March 31, 2007, 03:34:58 PM

Wow on the pileated pic. We heard it but couldn't track it down.

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Post by: dee@post on April 01, 2007, 10:42:34 AM

HI Joe where did you see the wood ducks ?
COuld you please give me directions from the Colborne Lodge, I've been there :)
thanks

dee

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Post by: David the park stroller on April 01, 2007, 12:42:22 PM

There are always nesting wood ducks in the ponds near the "castle playground" east side of High Park. Also on the Grenadier Pond west side but they stay further out on the water more often. The ones in the little ponds are outrageous flirts! enjoy.

Title: Re: Wood Ducks in High Park
Post by: Joe on April 01, 2007, 08:08:27 PM

http://www.toronto.ca/parks/highpark/ma ... rk.pdf.pdf (http://www.toronto.ca/parks/highpark/map_highpark.pdf.pdf)

Here's a link to a map of high park.  I saw the ducks in the more northerly of two ponds (near the little neck in the middle) in the southeast corner of the park.  Saw a pair in a tree today, and on the grass the near the ponds.  I'll post the pics if anyone is interested.

Joe