Good evening guya and gals.
Today despite the fall like weather I went down to The Islands in hopes of few good birds and I wasn't disappointed. It started at the Toronto Ferry docks when I bumped into Margaret Liubavicius and I tagged along with her to Centre Island where we parted and I continued on to Hanlans Point.
Among the 18 Warbler species we found were Orange-crowned (on Wards beside the boardwalk opposite Snake Island), Cape May, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Connecticut (SE corner of Wards beside the Eastern Gap, Mourning (same place) and Wilson's.
Also found was a Red-necked Grebe off Gibralter Point, Great Egret, Canvasback, E. Wood-Pewee, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, E. Kingbirds, Purple Martin, Cliff Swallow, Carolina, House and Winter Wrens, Gnatcatchers, Swainson's and Wood Thrushes, Brown Thrashers, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, 6 Scarlet Tanagers, Chipping, Savannah, White-crowned and Lincoln's Sparrows, Bobolinks, Orchard Oriole, and OH ! Le Conte's Sparrow.
I found the Le Conte's at 3:10 pm on Hanlans Point along the east side of the airfield fence about 500 yards or 450m from the ferry near some ornamental (Austrian) Pine Trees. This is the same area that I found the Chat 10 days ago. It was in the grassy area but each time I approached it, it would fly into the base of one of the Pine Trees. It took awhile to nail it down but the frustration level was worth it. The Orchard Oriole (female) was in the same general area.
My map of the Islands is available if requested - privately
