Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on April 18, 2012, 03:23:45 PM
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Hi everyone. I was wandering around Maplewood Park this afternoon between 12:30-2:00pm and sighted the following:
Brown-headed Cowbird x 1 (male)
Cardinals x 3 (2m, 1f)
Cooper's Hawks x 2 - female sitting quietly in nest, male flying silently through the woods then was sitting on top of lamp post but not eating anything - then he flew to the nest and was perched on the edge for a few minutes - then off flying through the woods again. Active guy!
House Sparrows
Red-breasted Nuthatch x 1 (male)
Robins
Ruby-crowned Kinglet x 1 (female?)
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers x 3 (1m, 2f) - all 3 were chasing each other in circles around tree trunk right in front of my face! Got such a great look at them, especially the beautiful red throat of the male. :D
Other: 50+ Red Admiral butterflies, 1 Cabbage White butterfly and 1 very cute Cottontail Rabbit. Also, White trillium flowers are making an appearance this week!
Maplewood Park: East side of Glen Erin Dr., just North of Aquitaine Ave.
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Hi Jo-Anne
Check the Maplewood gallery for Monday 16th. I shot what I think you said were the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. Not good clarity in the pics, but I think identifyable. Please confirm. The pics are nere hte end of the gallery.
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Hi Bob. Yes, the one on the left is the male (with red throat) and female is on the right. :)