Toronto Islands...

[dbellilo]

Hi folks,
Has anyone visited the Toronto Islands lately? Was it very birdful? i.e., where there many winterducks about? Anything else of note?
Thanks in advance for any information you might have...
Best,
David B.

[Lloyd]

Go to the Ontario Birding website at   http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/ONTB.html   and check out Norm Murr's posts. He frequents the Toronto Islands a lot and reports on that website. His latest post was Jan. 31.

[dbellilo]

to respond to my own query...
My birdwife and I visited the Toronto Islands yesterday. The walk around was more than pleasant, and all the usual winter waterfowl was seen, with the added highlight of 4 or 5 white-winged scoters, and GBB gull, and one that I'm pretty sure was a young Glaucous, but I'll have to post the pics and let you gull experts have a look...
I guess the Island is known mostly as a spring and fall hotspot for migrants?
Best to you all,
David B.

[egret]

tks for posting this
I love Wards Island
and thought it a bit cold
but..we shall see

guess you did nt go to the Cafe
Rectory did you?

are the bathrooms open yet?


tks

Egret

[dbellilo]

hello, egret! named after my favorite of birds are you!
The Rectory was just closing; we couldn't get a sandwich. We were too late!
If there were bathrooms, I was lucky and didn't need them and didn't see them?

Thanks
David B.

[egret]

hi
tks for this
well u see
u are lucky

Lol
that is the only place for them
the cafe

other than the Fire Dept!


Yes, I love the White Egret

Egret

ps
in case u are interested for warmer
weather
think they have a tree hike
going on