A quick late afternoon trip to the base of the Leslie Street Spit today produced a fairly good assortment of migrants. We located 11 warbler species (Orange-crowned Warbler in the dogwood thicket directly north of the wet woods, two Northern Parulas, Northern Waterthrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and numerous Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, and Palm Warblers), 7 sparrow species (numerous White-throated, Song, and Swamp Sparrows, two Lincoln's Sparrows, one White-crowned Sparrow, one Field Sparrow, and one Clay-coloured Sparrow feeding in the catkins in the thicket towards the bridge on Unwin Avenue), both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Eastern Meadowlark, Least Flycatchers, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Warbling Vireos, the resident pair of Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Great Egret, and Green Heron. The Rusty Blackbirds and Solitary Sandpipers that had been present nearly all week have seemingly moved on. I should also note that I was at Paletta Park early this morning, and while I didn't locate the White-eyed Vireo or Worm-eating Warbler, I did find a gorgeous Golden-winged Warbler feeding and singing high in the willows along the creek. The Baselands are loacted at the foot of Leslie Street in Toronto, and include the fields, thickets, and wet woods south of Unwin Avenue. You can park either at the base of Leslie Street and enter through the east side, or on Unwin Avenue by the blocked bridge and enter through the west side. Paletta Park is located on the south side of Lakeshore just west of Appleby Line in Burlington. Rob Cumming. _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crossword puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212_______________________________________________ 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
