Carleton (Carlton) Park Brampton

[cairnstone]

A very good morning today in Carlton Park.

Nashville and Yellow Warblers. Two male Baltimore Orioles. Several flycatchers which I will call Alder due to their sharp call notes (but I could be wrong). A Northern Waterthrush, which is a lifer for me. This waterthrush has been walking into my garden from Carlton Park a few times in the last two weeks. Always very early in the morning. I managed a (poor) photo at the bottom of my garden where it meets Carlton Park.

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/s ... wathr1.jpg

Otherwise, the usual suspects are all there in good numbers. The warbler variety should really start to ramp up for the next month.

[cairnstone]

Several walks through the park this week have produced some notables:

Northern Waterthrush.
Magnolia Warblers.
Unidentified Warblers.
Black and White Warbler (female).
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (two females).
Great-crested Flycatcher.
Willow/Alder Flycatchers.
Yellow-throated Vireos 2 (a lifer).
Cooper's Hawk (two attacks on House Sparrows, one successful and one not).
Sharp-shinned Hawk (hunting in plain view).
Belted Kingfisher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (female).
Baltimore Orioles.
Killdeers.

Between 7 and 8 a.m. have been best.

[cairnstone]

Yesterday (Friday) afternoon around 5:30:

Wilson's Warbler
Magnolia Warblers
Black and White Warblers
Northern Waterthrush
Great Crested Flycatchers
Alder or Willow Flycatchers
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Northern Flickers

This morning (Saturday):

An invasion of American Redstarts
Northern Waterthrush
Magnolia Warblers

On Monday (Aug 22) a Northern Waterthrush wandered into my garden from the park for a nice closeup with my point-and-shoot:

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/s ... wathr3.jpg

I also saw the first Swainson's Thrush of the season Monday.

[ravynne40]

Your second looks more like a red-tailed, note the difference in their chest patterns

[cairnstone]

Monday and Tuesday in the park:

Blackburnian, Magnolia, Wilson's, Black and White and unidentified Warblers.
Countless American Redstarts.
Northern Waterthrush.
Unidentified Flycatchers.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
Great Blue Heron.
2 unidentified raptors. I saw them moving around and heard them, but didn't recognize their chatter.

Early morning is good, but bursts of activity can come at any time.

[cairnstone]

This morning:

A Broad-winged Hawk perched that obviously spent the night in the park. It laboured to find a thermal as it eventually soared out of the park.

A Cooper's Hawk.

A Swainson's Thrush.

And this leucistic robin this afternoon. The first leucistic bird I have ever seen:

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/s ... urob01.jpg

[cairnstone]

Today in the park:

Black-throated Blue Warblers-2 (Lifers)
Ovenbird
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Several unidentified warblers.
Belted Kingfisher
Willow/Alder Flycatcher
Blue Jays 100+
Northern Flickers

[cairnstone]

This morning (Friday):

Countless Gray-cheeked Thrush. I saw 12, but heard many more as they were all in full voice.
3 Swainson's Thrush
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
Countless Northern Flickers.
A few Catbirds still lingering.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
3 Sharp-shinned Hawks calling to each other.

Here's a photo of one of the many Gray-cheeked Thrush I saw this morning:

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/s ... kthr01.jpg

Here's a photo of a Sharp-shinned hawk this morning:

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/s ... pie01a.jpg

[cairnstone]

I have not been out in the park as much the last couple of months due to construction. A bridge was replaced and the pathway was resurfaced.

However, the highlight of the late migration was an Eastern Towhee. A lifer for me. I only saw it one evening at dusk and managed to reel off about 6 blurry photos. I kept a watch out for it, but it was never seen by me again.

Both male and female Cooper's Hawks are a frequent sight.

All the usual winter residents are settling in now. A pair of Hairys were here for about 3 weeks, but seem to have left.

American Kestrels are seen in the open industrial areas surrounding the park as they usually are every winter.

This morning I snapped an American Tree Sparrow. They are unusual winter visitors here. Here's the pic:

http://www.whatbird.com/Forums/forums/s ... eesp01.jpg