Good evening
Today Ian Cannell, Ed O'Conner and I once again took a long walk on The Spit and again it was a beautiful day out there
. Not too many people and light winds all day.
Some of our 57 species of birds besides a low flying ( 200 feet up ), almost over our heads juvenile Golden Eagle and 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were Common Loons, Brant, N. Shovelers, A. Wigeons, Ring-necked Duck, all 3 Mergansers in numbers, N. Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, A. Coots, 3 L. Golden Plovers, A. Woodcock, 8 or 9 Hairy Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers, both Kinglets, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers, A. Tree Sparrows, Snow Buntings and Common Redpolls and to end the day for me we had a Peregrine Falcon just over the car as we pulled into my drive way up here.
A good day with some good birds and the company was as usual, better than good.
Directions:-
LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO
To get to "The Spit" from Queen and Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit.
You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave. You may also park in the parking lot inside the main gate after 9 am. Be sure to observe the parking lot closing time as if you are not out by then your auto will be locked in until the following day.
