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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Iain on May 10, 2007, 06:39:21 PM

Title: High Park/Humber Bay East - 16 Warblers and some pics
Post by: Iain on May 10, 2007, 06:39:21 PM

More variety in both High Park and Humber Bay Park East today.

High Park:

Yellow - several
Yellow-rumped - many
Black-throated Green - 7
Black-throated Blue - 5
Chestnut-sided - 4
Palm - 2
Northern Parula - 1
Magnolia - 6
Black-and-white - 5
Cape May - 2
Bay-breasted - 2
American Redstart - 1
Nashville - 3
Yellowthroat - 1

Scarlet Tanager - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Blue-headed Vireo - 7
Warbling Vireo - many
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Swainson's Thrush - 2

Humber Bay Park East:

Nashville - 1
Redstart - 2
Chestnut-sided - 1
Black-throated Blue - 1
Black-throated Green - 2
Black-and-white - 1
Blackburnian - 2
Ovenbird - 1
Yellow - 1

Photos from the last 2 days:

Northern Oriole
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/iaindmfleming/IMG_6273.jpg)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/iaindmfleming/IMG_6335.jpg)

American Redstart
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/iaindmfleming/IMG_6260.jpg)

Scarlet Tanager
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/iaindmfleming/IMG_6293.jpg)

Blackburnian Warbler
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r274/iaindmfleming/IMG_6330.jpg)

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Post by: CarlaR on May 11, 2007, 07:08:02 AM

Excellent shots!

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Post by: christie on May 11, 2007, 09:40:27 AM

great pics, where is the best place to see warblers in high park? I always walk aong the pond but haven't had much luck with sightings. thanks in advance.

Title: QAZ
Post by: Iain on May 11, 2007, 11:29:59 AM

Try near the Children's Garden north of Colborne Lodge (especially the tall trees behind the washrooms) and the evergreens down the hill (south-west) from the Grenadier Restaurant that border the north side of the rock-garden/dry waterfalls.

Good luck,

Iain

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Post by: Axeman on May 12, 2007, 10:03:28 AM

I didn't look at who made this post but as soon as I saw those pix...figured it had to be you...great shots...and I thank you for the scarlet tanager pic...the sc and the wood duck are 2 of my "must see" birds...and I have never seen good photos of either, until yours of course.

I have a sony digital camera -- "Cybershot" -- we bought it in 2002....3.2 megapixels...is there anything we can do to upgrade to get photos that approximate yours? Right now, I would have to be right beside the bird to get a decent shot.

Or should we just buy new? (I'm going to review your old pm to me to see if you recommended anything then.)