Today (Sunday , May 27) approximately 21 participants ventured out on
the OFO Leslie Street Spit (Toronto) birdwalk.
Those present each received a copy of the new hot-off-the-press Third
Edition of the Bird Checklist for Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street
Spit. This list, now incorporating seasonal abundance codes, was
produced and edited by a volunteer committee of three, with the
assistance of TRCA staff. The list was published by the TRCA.
Under uniformly grey skies, 14 degree temperature, and low winds, 15
birders went the whole 11 kilometers, and were rewarded with a trip
list of 68 species, including 15 warbler species. The trip started at 8
am, and ended at 4 pm, 2 minutes before the skies opened!
Highlights included great looks at a female prairie warbler, fleeting
looks at a female connecticut warbler (both seen in the copse just
north of goldfish pond), and great looks at a whimbrel which flew
around the lighthouse. The baselands woods produced 13 species of
warblers, including a number of blackpoll and two canada warblers.
Numerous willow and least flycatchers were spotted, and one
yellow-bellied was seen (Embayment C embankment path).
Plan now for next year's trip....
John Carley, trip leader
also co-chair, Friends of the Spit
www.friendsofthespit.ca
