Professor Gene Denzel Information Technology Program Department of Mathematics and Statistics York University 416-736-5250
We took advantage of the fine weather to hit Humber Bay East today,
hunting in vain for the harlequin which has been seen there off and on
in recent days. Amidst the many buffleheads and mute's, there were a
few Am Widgeons, lesser scaup, gadwall, and still a lot of longtails.
Right off the mouth of the bay where the creek flows out between E and
W Hbay parks, there was a PACIFIC LOON in juvenile plumage, and a
couple of REDNECKED GREBES, in amongst the longtails and cormorants.
The loon was very close in shore briefly (around 1:30pm), and then
appeared much farther off shore to the East, fishing constantly.
On the log boom right at the mouth of the creek (where there used to be
a mudflat) there was a single pair of CASPIAN TERNS. In the park
itself, every one of the many birdhouses had its pair of tree swallows,
and there seemed to be a song sparrow on every bush. DC Cormorants were
The mute swans were moving around a lot, very aggressively, and it
seemed as if there were several dozen altogether. One can only hope
that most of them go elsewhere to breed.
