Yesterday afternoon I birded Lakeside Park for an hour starting at 3:45 pm. I found the Grasshopper Sparrow feeding along the asphalt path close to the lake behind the new children's play area. There were also four species of swallow feeding over the lake close to shore: 30 Tree, 1 Barn, 5 Purple Martin and 8 Cliff. The tangled areas along the lake and in the creek were swarming with White-throated and Chipping Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. Three Yellow-rumped Warbers were only warblers I saw and one Eastern Phoebe was the only flycatcher.
Lakeside Park is located just along Lake Ontario just east the PetroCan Refinery. There is a large new parking lot located off Lakeshore just west of the Dog Lease-free area. Access Lakeshore from Erin Mills Park of the QEW. 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/
