Hi everyone, a successful Toronto Ornithological Club outing today starting at
Humber Bay East with a male and female Harlequin Duck in the southern most bay
along the path to the southeastern tip. Other good birds here included five
Horned Grebes, two American Coots, two Lesser Scaup and three Ruddy Ducks.
At Colonel Samuel Smith park we couldn't locate the Snowy Owl but were
rewarded with a Northern Shrike.
At Port Credit harbour we had a Yellow-rumped Warbler on the east side just
south of the Snug Harbour Restaurant and another Lesser Scaup in the harbour.
Rattray Marsh was rather quiet in the strong north-west wind but we did find
a Carolina Wren.
At Hamilton harbour west of the ship channel in Hamilton Bay we saw five Bald
Eagles. We had both Peregrine Falcons on the lift bridge. We had Bald Eagle in
flight at the Travel Lodge in Burlington where we also had close up looks at a
male Surf Scoter and two other more distant Surf Scoters. White-winged Scoters
were very common along the western Lake Ontario waterfront with 124 being seen
and several very close views at Port Credit harbour and the ship channel.
Good-birding,
Garth
Directons:
Humber Bay East is located in Toronto just south of the intersection of
Parklawn Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Colonel Samuel Smith Park is located in Toronto south of the intersection of
Kipling Ave. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Port Credit Harbour is reached by traveling south on Hurontario St. from the
QEW. Drive through the lights at Lakeshore Blvd. and turn right at the stop
sign onto Port E. Take this west to Stavebank and turn left into the parking
lot.
Rattray Marsh can be reached by taking Lakeshore Blvd. west from Port Credit.
Turn left onto Meadowood Rd. and left onto Green Gable, park at the school and
walk across the playing field to enter the marsh.
Hamilton ship channel is reached by taking the QEW towards Niagara Falls and
exiting at Eastport Dr. follow Easport over the lift bridge and take the first
right into the parking area adjacent to the ship channel.
Travelodge in Burlington is reached by following Eastport Dr. to Lakeshore
Blvd. and following it east past Brant St. to Elizabeth St. turn right toward
the lake and park,
Garth Riley
Etobicoke, Ontario
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