Erindale Park

[JimmyM]

Checked out this very large park for about 30 mins. located  at the corner of Mississauga Rd and Dundas St. - with the Credit River running through it .
Seems like a prime place for birding . It also  has a good bike path
Saw  warblers , gold finches , a red tailed hawk which swooped down over me , some mallards , and barn swallows nesting in the rafters of any open picnic shelter .
It will probably be loaded with picnicers during the weekends .
Regards,
Jim

[Bird Brain]

Jim ... I have literally visited Erindale Park hundreds of times!  An excellent place for bird and wildlife sightings.    The backwoods on each side of the river are definitely worth checking out as well.  

Check out the pond just South of Burnhamthorpe on East side of trail - lots of frogs and turtles there at the moment.  Usually there are muskrats there also - one year, lucked out and saw the babies.  So thrilling!

And then there's Riverwood Park and Sawmill Valley Trail.

btw - do you visit Rattray Marsh since you live so close to it?

Jo-Anne  

[JimmyM]

Jo-Anne ,
Thanks - I will definitely spend some time further exploring Erindale, Riverwood and Sawmill .
I visit Rattray at least once a week mostly during the weekends, park at the Greenglade school lot and go right down to where the marsh feeds into the lake . See lots of different birds and wildlife here also.
The walk is a pretty good exercise as well.
 Just bought a camera and once I learn to use it I will start posting photos
Regards,
Jim

[Bird Brain]

Jo-Anne ,

I visit Rattray at least once a week mostly during the weekends, park at the Greenglade school lot and go right down to where the marsh feeds into the lake . See lots of different birds and wildlife here also.  The walk is a pretty good exercise as well.

Jim ... lucky you, getting to go there that often!  Rattray Marsh is SO beautiful, truly a wonderful place to walk through.   I usually enter Rattray through the end of Bexhill.      

Have the Baltimore Orioles made an appearance yet?  

Just bought a camera and once I learn to use it I will start posting photos
Regards,
Jim

 Cool.  

Jo-Anne  

[JimmyM]

Jo-Anne ,
Haven't seen Baltimore Orioles this year as yet - perhaps this weekend. With the recent hummers sightings being reported, I put out 2 backyard feeders today.
Regards,
Jim