Good afternoon all.
Today I ventured down to the spit to see if I could find the King Eiders
and in this I was successful. On the way out to the end of the road where
the Eiders, Surf and White-winged Scoters were I thought I would check for
Owls.
I did find the hidden Great Gray and a Great Horned but the bonus was an
in your face Boreal Owl.
Some other hi-lites were 3 juvenile Northern Goshawks cavorting with each
other and later an adult Northern Goshawk flew past and over the juveniles.
Overhead were 2 Glaucous, 1 Iceland and 1 Thayer's Gull in a kettle of about
25 Gulls. and on the ice another Iceland Gull and over it another Glaucous
Gull flew over.
On my way off of the spit I spied what I thought was a dead goose on the
ice close to shore except that the dead goose moved so I put my binoculars
on it and discovered 2 beautiful adult Peregrine Falcons feeding on a kill.
I observed that a few times these birds actual fed each other morsels.
(Isn't love grand?).
Another hi-light of the day was the finding of 2 A. Robins way out on the
spit. Migrants or birds roaming from the city area ? Either way they were
very out of place out there this time of year as there is virtually no food
for them on the spit. I would like to think that they are migrants.
All the other sightings were the expected birds at this time of year.
Directions:
LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO
To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Sts. Take the Queen Street Car #501
east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on
Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also
catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at
Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on
Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St.
then south to The Spit.
If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., after 9 am
the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing time
(4:30 PM) as your car will be locked in at that time.
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
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