I led a remarkably birdless "birdwalk" at Sam Smith Park on Saturday morning.
(In two hours we saw only 3 passerines.) Waterfowl numbers were low as well, but the single bird of note was a Male Harlequin Duck. He was several hundred metres off the east side, and spent more time under the water than on the surface. I haven't read any reports of them lately, but I'm assuming this is one of the ones that have been hanging around Humber Bay this winter.
When I returned home, I had a message that there were White-winged Crossbills on the east side of the park, so I went back out and found much more action as posted on the
Photo Page.
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