Humber Bay Park this morning

[Bluffs Birder]

Humber Bay Park
Tuesday February 15, 2011
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

BIGFRANK and I did a walk around a very icy HBP today in hopes of finding the previously reported Northern Pintail but today was not the day.  Most ducks were huddled together in small pools of water in and around the area of the little white bridge on the east side of the park.

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow

Walter

[Luv2Bird]

That's quite the list ...  too bad the Pintail wasn't there.

[birdstitcher]

I was there this afternoon and did not see the pintail either. Saw the grebe and ruddy duck and all the other waterfowl mentioned and can also add common merganser. There was a female white winged scoter off the southernmost point of HB West. And yes it is very icy out there; west side was worse than east. Also saw 2 tagged trumpeters at Amos Waite Park and an untagged one just north of the white bridge over the Humber. No mockingbird, nuthatch or cardinal though. The sun halo at 4pm was pretty nice as well.

Kerri

[rajojomanik]

I was there on saturday morning and was fortunate enough to see it with the rest of the mallards at the same bridge.  it was my first time seeing it and it made my day.

I will be back this weekend hoping to see other waterfowls.

[rajojomanik]

I was there today from 10:30 to noon and saw the Pintail going back and forth under the bridge area.  No female just the male.  I left it there and went around looking for other waterfowls and by the time I got back after 1 it was gone.

rajojomanik
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajojomanik_99/

[Luv2Bird]

Very nice action shot.  We saw a Pintail at the bridge a couple of months ago ... it was quite unexpected. It sat on the ice for a long time.

[dbellilo]

Hi!
I was there today, in and around the park between 9:30 and 11:30. There were far too many bird photographers around! Jeepers! When did taking pictures of weird birds become so popular? Anyhow, no pintail to be seen, but I wonder if anyone else saw the famous duck? But don't lie about it!
All the best
David B.

[rajojomanik]

Hi!
I was there today, in and around the park between 9:30 and 11:30. There were far too many bird photographers around! Jeepers! When did taking pictures of weird birds become so popular? Anyhow, no pintail to be seen, but I wonder if anyone else saw the famous duck? But don't lie about it!
All the best
David B.

I only encounter 2 other photographers yesterday.  I was there taking pictures myself, it's a hobby just like birdwatching.

[dbellilo]

O don't worry! I was only joking! I was only teasing!