A glorious, albeit with cold west winds at the waterfront, found several birders picking up some good species to the east of Metro Toronto. For starters-- 2 adult Coots in the wetlands near the north platform of Cranberry Marsh in southwest Whitby; there are 2 Fox Sparrows that visit the feeding station at the entry to the north pathway. In Thickson's Woods or alongside the roadway-- several Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Eastern Phoebe, several Tree Swallows overhead, Winter Wren, Carolina Wren (singing-1PM), 1 Hermit Thrush, male & female Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, several Northern Flickers, 2 Belted Kingfishers and a RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE. At Second Marsh--Bonaparte's Gulls; no doubt there were Little Gulls, but they wouldn't fly for us!!!; 2 BLE-WINGED TEALS, Green-winged Teal, CANVASBACK, Pied-billed Grebe, American Wigeon, a few Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaups, Hooded Mergansers, Buffleheads, Common Mergansers, RUDDY DUCKS and, overhead--Tree Swallows. The "resident" MOCKINGBIRD sang in the fields to the south.
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
