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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Jaedon on May 22, 2007, 06:50:34 PM

Title: Where's your favourite birding haunts?
Post by: Jaedon on May 22, 2007, 06:50:34 PM

I am trying to make a list of areas to go birding in through out the city to give me a variety of species to see and a variety of terrain and I figured theres no one better to ask than a bunch of other bird nuts.

MY places so far -

Leslie Spit (Tommy Thompson Park)
Don Valley park system (E.T. Seaton, Taylor Creek, Charles Sauriol, etc)
Edwards Gardens (technically the same park system as above but since it has so much more than just a walking trail I put it on it''s own)
Bluffers Park

As you can probably tell I am situated in the east end of the city but I want to try out some new locations in the west end.  I started my biring interest in the Humber river system back in grade 6 so I do know a little bit of the area.. but that was well over 20 years ago now.

High Park is on my list as well.  

Basically I am looking for responses of places within the city limits ..... maybe a bit outside the limits but not too far ... maybe 10 from the city's edge.  Mississauga and points further west are for anothe rtime.  I want to see how many places I can find within  the city.. maybe a few hidden gems out there somewhere.

Title: places to visit
Post by: Joe on May 22, 2007, 09:20:38 PM

I guess you shouldn't miss Humber Bay Park East and West.  The Toronto Ornithilogical Club has a list at this link.

http://www.torontobirding.ca/hotspots.php (http://www.torontobirding.ca/hotspots.php)

Joe

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Post by: Joe on May 22, 2007, 09:21:49 PM

ORNITHOLOGICAL

Title: Places to bird
Post by: Anonymous on May 23, 2007, 02:41:43 PM

Jaedon

 Don't forget the Toronto Islands.

 Best in April and May and then again from mid August to the end of October.

  Many Warbler and Sparrow species as well as rarities such as LeConte's, Sharp-tailed, Lark, Grasshopper and Clay-colored Sparrows, Hooded, Worm-eating and Kentucky Warblers, Yellow-breasted Chat, Western and Summer Tanager, Sedge and Marsh Wrens, Black-backed Woodpecker, Harlequin Duck, Eared Grebe, Yellow Rail, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Tufted Titmouse, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Variegated Flycatcher, etc. All of these have been seen in the last 10 years down there.

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Post by: cloaca on June 07, 2007, 04:57:57 PM

If you're in the east end, it would be foolish not to visit Rouge Park.