Good evening Today Ian Cannell, Ed O'Conner and I once again took a long walk on The Spit and again it was a beautiful day out there. Not to many people and light winds all day. Some of our 57 species of birds besides a low flying ( 200 feet up ), almost over our heads juvenile Golden Eagle and 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were Common Loons, Brant, N. Shovelers, A. Wigeons, Ring-necked Duck, all 3 Mergansers in numbers, N. Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, A. Coots, 3 L. Golden Plovers, A. Woodcock, 8 or 9 Hairy Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers, both Kinglets, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers, A. Tree Sparrows, Snow Buntings and Pine Siskins and to end the day for me we had a Peregrine Falcon just over the car as we pulled into my drive way up here. A good day with some good birds and the company was as usual, better than good.
Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen and Yonge Streets. 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. You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave. You may also park in the parking lot inside the main gate after 9 am. Be sure to observe the parking lot closing time as if you are not out by then your auto will be locked in until the following day. — THE PARKING LOT AND ALL GATES WILL BE LOCKED AT 4:30 pm and there is no Van in the winter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE:- The official hours for The Spit are 9 am to 4:30 pm (weekends and holidays only of course) but the unofficial hours are sunup to sundown. To date no one has questioned any birder, jogger, cyclist, etc. about the use of The Spit from sunup to sundown. The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. The Spit is only open on the weekends and holidays because they are still building it. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON "Sils mordent, mords les" _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
