Wet woods: May 5-11

[mr.sharp-photo]

Interesting morning.
Amazing weather and a cloud-free sky greeted us. But the warblers were sort of hiding.
By the time 11 AM rolled around, there was more activity, but they were staying high up.

YRwarblers - decent quantity
winter wrens x 4
Nashville warbler - i spotted 2
palm warbler x 2
yellow warbler
ruby crowned kinglet
cape may warbler
B&W warbler
black throated green (heard by me, seen by others)
waterthrush (heard by me, seen by others)
raven
flicker
hermit thrush
asst sparrows
cliff swallow
mockingbird

oh, and near the front:

cedar waxwings

[Henrique Pacheco]

Are you sure about the cave swallow? Maybe cliff?

[nana]

add, this afternoon, an obliging Veery and a House Wren

[mr.sharp-photo]

adding a clay-coloured sparrow to the list. was the first bird i saw today.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Are you sure about the cave swallow? Maybe cliff?

correct. my error.

[vivekgk]

Wet woods and surrounding area from 10:30am to 3pm. Beautiful day with a great mix of sunshine and clouds. Warblers and most other birds were very active this afternoon. List on eBird.

Warblers: Ovenbird (1), N Waterthrush (1), Black and White (6), Nashville (12), Cape May (1), Yellow (3), Palm (, Pine (1), Yellow-rumped (25),
               Black-throated Green (2)

Sparrows: Eastern Towhee (1), American Tree (2-still hanging around!), Chipping (2), Clay-colored (1- near the fence along Unwin Avenue-located
                by the buzzy song), Field (1), Savannah (3), Song (10), Swamp (, White-throated (45), White-crowned (3)

Thrushes: Veery (2), Swainson's (2), Hermit (12), Wood (1)

Others: Rusty Blackbird (2), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2), Gray Catbird (1), Brown Thrasher (6), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (35), Golden-crowned Kinglet (1),
            Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4), House Wren (2), Winter Wren (1), Common Raven (1), Blue-headed Vireo (2), Warbling Vireo (1), Eastern Kingbird (1),
            Least Flycatcher (2), American Kestrel (1), Caspian Tern (3), Great Egret (1).

[Trillian Flummox]

A slow start to the morning but things really picked up towards lunch time when the sun finally came out. Most of the same species as reported yesterday by Vivek, with increased numbers and a few new additions:

Blackburnian
Magnolia
Great-crested Flycatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Lincoln's Sparrow
Northern Harrier

-kris  

[Rotarran]

Thanks for the report Kris...whereabouts did you spot the Lincolns?  Still missing that little guy off my list and sure would like to add him as soon as possible

[Trillian Flummox]

Hey Elias, I see you found your Lincoln's at Ashbridges already - nice photo too. Now that you've found one, you're going to see them everywhere. Just when we were all getting used to ignoring the hoards of White-throated Sparrows, now we have to look closely to see who else is hanging out with them! Today that's how I found my White-crowned, Lincoln, and Ovenbird!  And just for the record, my first Lincoln's today was along the marina road just south of the beach; and my second was along the main path that brings you out of the central woods to the west side (past that little "look-out" hill with the tree on top). This is also the same area where I found the Blackburnian and Great Crested Flycatcher.

-kris  

[Rotarran]

Hey Elias, I see you found your Lincoln's at Ashbridges already - nice photo too. Now that you've found one, you're going to see them everywhere. Just when we were all getting used to ignoring the hoards of White-throated Sparrows, now we have to look closely to see who else is hanging out with them! Today that's how I found my White-crowned, Lincoln, and Ovenbird!  And just for the record, my first Lincoln's today was along the marina road just south of the beach; and my second was along the main path that brings you out of the central woods to the west side (past that little "look-out" hill with the tree on top). This is also the same area where I found the Blackburnian and Great Crested Flycatcher.

-kris  

Thanks Kris, yes I figured that Ashbridges being smaller and cleaner it would make for an easier and less messy affair.  And yeah that's how it happens, once you get a lifer, they seem to pop up everywhere lol.  I'm not surprised I didn't see one until yesterday though...if that's how they all are, they're masters at hiding.  That Lincoln's Sparrow got out of sight waaaaay before I was even close to where it was.  Were I not paying attention, I may have never seen it and even if I had seen it, I likely would have written it off as some sort of Song Sparrow or what not.

[rickeckley]

May 8 10:00-12:00

I entered the Wet Woods by the parking lot and was immediately greeted by a Green Heron in the trees to the right of the trail.  Further in the central Wet Woods, I saw an Orange Crowned Warbler.  Heading out of the woods , peering deep into scrub on the path directly behind the parking lot, I spotted a Common Yellow Throat.  The Blackburnian was still around in the central Wet Woods as was the Great Crested. There were a good number of Nashvilles and a few Rustys and a lone Lincolns.  KIngbird and Catbird were also present along with Palm, Least, and Thrasher.  I chased a report of a Maggie, but came up empty.  

Rick

[mr.sharp-photo]

Lots and lots to see today. wouldn't call it a fallout, but there were nice varieties.

YRwarbler
common yellowthroat x 2
nashville
cape may
magnolia
B&W
redstart x 2
pine
palm
blackburnian (not seen by me)
parula (not seen by me)
RB Grosbeak (1 male, 2 female)
RBHummingbird
Thrasher
Baltimore oriole
wren (species unknown)
ass thrushes
warbling vireo
philadelphia vireo (will confirm after looking at my pics)

and the best treat:
male scarlet tanager

[mr.sharp-photo]

yesterday was weird.
seems like every other hotspot in the GTA had a good day.
the wet woods was very disappointing.
2 blackburnian up high would be the highlight, along with a scarlet tanager.
but otherwise, i wouldn't say that there was much quantity or anything remarkable.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Ah, but today...today is completely different.

Northern parula x 2 or 3
Tennessee warbler
orange crowned
Nashville
Yellow
YRWarbl
Golden winged warbler (i think...see the picture for details)
black throated green
B&W (probably the most cooperative B&W i've seen)
thrasher
wren
magnolia