Excellent start to the new year. I spotted a male Harlequin Duck out on the lake near the apartment buildings. It was in amongst some Common Goldeneyes. Also a life bird for me, a Short-eared Owl flew past me holding something in its talons. The owl flew over the marina only 40ft away from me and out over the lake where it began to fly with some Ring-billed Gulls. I lost sight of it as it flew out over the lake. other notable birds:Horned GrebeWhite-Winged ScoterAm Tree SparrowsDirections: Col Sam Smith Park is at the base of Kipling Avenue on Lake Ontario in Toronto. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
