Well I spent more time today, like about 6 hours, while my car was being serviced, in the park and surrounding areas ... the early morning was quiet (and cold) but the Western Grebe was very co-operative. I first saw in flying flying along the shoreline head west just west of park at 8:35 am. Myself, Mark Fields and several other birder located it off sw of end of furthest point and ways out but clear visible with binocular (this was between 10:30 and 11:00 am). I found a female Harlequin Duck with a small group of Buffleheads off a small parkette on the lake at the of 28th street (about 3 blocks west of the park off Lake Promende). No other birders there in morning seemed to have found the Eared Grebe. There are still at least 600-800 Red-necked Grebes and 20+ Horned Grebes there. The birds in the woods were a little better today ... finding Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Northern Flickers and lots more Golden-crowned Kinglets and Brown Creepers than yesterday. There was at least one Northern Rough-winged Swallow with a good scattering of Tree Swallow. Also a group of 5 Bonapart's Gulls was seen around 9:00 am this morning. This place should be hoping birds this weekend with the warm air moving in the south.
Directions: The park is located of the south end of Kipling where it meets Lakeshore Boulevard West. The free parking lot is located at the south end of Col. Sam. Smith Promenade. Wayne Renaud (289-828-0043) _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
