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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Al Johnston on April 19, 2007, 07:19:18 PM

Title: Northern Mockingbird in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Post by: Al Johnston on April 19, 2007, 07:19:18 PM: What a beautiful spring day (finally!). Heard and then saw a nothern mockingbird singing it's 8 or 10 songs in the upper brances of a silver maple and figured a 95% ID and when I finally saw it fly, the white flash on it's wings, made it 100%. Also, a dozen or so tree swallows flitting and gliding around the pond, finished off a great spring day.
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Post by: Anonymous on April 21, 2007, 08:34:43 AM: Al,

I've seen quite a few of them here in my neighbourhood in the 401/McCowan area of Scarborough. I'm hoping that they'll be nesting around here somewhere, and I know, eventually, I'll find em! :D

While taking the subway to school the other day a NM buzzed the train carrying nesting material from the field just to the north of the tracks, just before Kipling station.

Seems like the population is growing...neat!

Attila
Title: Northern Mockingbird in St. Catharines
Post by: novice chick on July 01, 2008, 06:44:40 PM: I was walking along Welland Avenue near the Kemira Company when I heard this wonderful imitator. I noted several different calls, even something like a robin's song and American Goldfinch cherp. Looking up into a very large maple tree I spotted the long-tailed fellow. Had to look it up in my Field Guide to be sure. First time I had ever seen or heard of them. It is interesting that I have also spotted chimney swift in the last week too. One of the other posting noted both in the same area!!!?
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Post by: Kin Lau on July 02, 2008, 08:26:05 AM: We walked the new waterfront trail area at Port Union and Lawrence, and there's a pair of NM's right beside the railway tunnel. This pair is not skittish and gave some very good looks.
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Post by: Dr. John on July 02, 2008, 12:26:31 PM: A few weeks ago I saw one fly across Bayview Ave. just at Pottery Road.

-John