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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: thouc on September 21, 2011, 12:43:01 PM

Title: Humber Bay Park East - Sep 21
Post by: thouc on September 21, 2011, 12:43:01 PM

Best finds were an Osprey, 2 Great Egrets, a Belted Kingfisher, a Lincoln's Sparrow and a few duck species I haven't seen since spring.
Complete list:

5 Mute Swan
6 Gadwall
20 Mallard
5 Northern Shoveler
2 Green-winged Teal
1 Redhead
5 Hooded Merganser
5 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Great Egret
1 Osprey
30 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Northern Mockingbird
10 European Starling
1 American Redstart
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow

Title: Re: Humber Bay Park East - Sep 21
Post by: jackbreakfast on September 22, 2011, 09:28:03 PM

Ah! I was there today and saw many of those fine birds (although not the Lincoln's Sparrow although I sure did look) but I also lucked into a GREEN HERON, a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and a great blue heron and several BCN herons...
What a treat! The green heron in particular...

Title: Re: Humber Bay Park East - Sep 21
Post by: jackbreakfast on September 27, 2011, 08:32:10 PM

Ah! Why I wrote "BLUE-WINGED TEAL" I'll never know. I must have been horribly confused. There were some green-winged teal (just ladies I think) but certainly new blue-wingers...apologies...the green heron is still around, and also some good warblers...

Title: Re: Humber Bay Park East - Sep 21
Post by: bosh on October 08, 2011, 01:25:50 PM

Was there today from 830 to 1130 am. Highlights were a Great Egret, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and a precious few warblers and kinglets. I also checked out High Park on the way back, where I saw a Pied-billed Grebe and a Peregrine Falcon at around noon.

11 Mute Swan
2 Gadwall
5 American Wigeon
47 Mallard
1 Redhead
8 Hooded Merganser
15 Double-crested Cormorant (Dark-crested)
1 Great Egret
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
X Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
2 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
11 American Robin
5 Gray Catbird
13 Northern Mockingbird
170 European Starling
1 Tennessee Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Palm Warbler
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
7 Song Sparrow
20 White-throated Sparrow
10 White-crowned Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Lincoln Sparrow
14 Northern Cardinal   
1 Common Grackle
2 House Finch         
14 American Goldfinch
9 House Sparrow