Hello Ontbirders, Just a quick note from the northern parts of York Region. This morning I headed up to the Ravenshoe Road fields just west of Leslie Street. Pretty quiet on the fields but an early Greater Yellowlegs was a treat, along with Killdeer, Green-winged Teal and nesting Bald Eagle (only saw the female sitting on the nest, just off Bruce Street), male probably out fishing.
Up on Cook's Bay (southern end of Lake Simcoe), I had a flock of between 1,500-2,000 ducks of various species including 8 Canvasback, ~150 American Wigeon, 750 Ring-necked Duck, a few Lesser Scaup, ~500 Redhead, ~300 Greater Scaup as well as others. Also here, way over by the cattails were 4 American Coots + 3 Tundra Swan flying over (they tend to prefer the northern terminus of Bathurst Street a bit to the SW of this area. Best to go with a scope as the birds were well out. eBird checklist here for the ducks here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28263417 Cheers & good birding, Frank Pinilla (with Alexa & Sofia in tow), Richmond Hill, ON DIRECTIONS: Take Hwy 404 to its northern terminus at Woodbine Ave, turn north on Woodbine and then west on Ravenshoe - go beyond Leslie Street and down to the fields in the area. To view the bottom end of Cook's Bay, take Lake Street north from Ravenshoe Rd (note that the sign for Lake & Ravenshoe is twisted around, so you can miss it, but it's just east of Bruce Street) until you see a small park and boat ramp, called Young's Harbour Park. _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
