Hi Local birders in GTA... This morning at The Riverwood Conservancy bird walk
we had some 18 partecipants and about 44 species of bird..
Hilights
1- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2- Yellow Warbler, plus Pine...Black-and-white..., Yellow-rumped Warblers
3- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
4- both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet
5- both Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatch
6- House Wren, Eastern Phoebe at nest, Barn and Tree Swallows
7- both male and female Pileated Woodpeckers ( photo ops )
8- Great-horned Owl.,. Undisclosed location, giving a great show with
Cooper's Hawk and Crows mobbing it.
See full list at. Mississauga--The Riverwood Conservancy, Ontario – Wed May 04,
2016 – 44 species at EBIRD link or below
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/email?subID=S29398003
Next bird walk will be this Saturday at 8:30 am
Luc Fazio
Directions
The Riverwood Conservancy is located north of Burnhamthorpe Rd. Just East of
the Credit River in central Mississauga ( west of Mavis Rd and East of
Mississauga Rd.). See Google Map link below
https://goo.gl/maps/c5bRf8riHPU2
Luc
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: [email protected]
> Date: May 4, 2016 at 11:27:02 AM EDT
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: eBird Canada Report - Mississauga--The Riverwood Conservancy ,
> 4-May-2016
>
> Mississauga--The Riverwood Conservancy, Peel, Ontario, CA
> 4-May-2016 8:15 AM - 10:35 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 4.5 kilometer(s)
> Comments: Luc Fazio and Dan Salisbury led a Riverwood conservancy
> sponsored walk at The Riverwood Conservancy (TRC) site NE of Credit River and
> Burnhamthorpe Rd. Lovely morning mostly sunny, 9 oC.
> 44 species
>
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
> Mallard (Northern) (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos/conboschas) 2
> Turkey Vulture (Northern) (Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) 5
> Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1 Attacking the beleaguered GH Owl,
> along with Am. Crows.
> Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
> Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 5
> Mourning Dove (Mainland) (Zenaida macroura [carolinensis Group]) 2
> Great Horned Owl (Great Horned) (Bubo virginianus [virginianus Group]) 1
> Thanks to Greg L. ....., For leading us to spot where he had had it earlier
> in the day. It has been in the same general area for a couple of months now.
> Videos and pics taken by many photographers.
> Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
> Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) (Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) 3
> Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) (Picoides villosus [villosus Group]) 1 Heard
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 2
> Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 2 Male and female. Giving
> photographers many looks and photo ops
> Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 Two were mobbing the GH OWL
> Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12
> Barn Swallow (American) (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) 10
> Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
> White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) 2
> House Wren (Northern) (Troglodytes aedon [aedon Group]) 1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) (Polioptila caerulea caerulea) 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1 Heard
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2
> American Robin (migratorius Group) (Turdus migratorius [migratorius Group]) 8
> European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4
> Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4 Poor view of 4 birds flying over,
> calling
> Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
> Yellow Warbler (Northern) (Setophaga petechia [aestiva Group]) 1 Photo
> ops for male bird
> Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 Heard
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 1
> Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1
> White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
> Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) (Melospiza melodia melodia/atlantica) 3
> Northern Cardinal (Common) (Cardinalis cardinalis [cardinalis Group]) 3
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 Nice male giving
> everyone opportunity to take pictures at the Chappell back Feeders. Videos
> and pics taken by many.
> Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) (Agelaius phoeniceus [phoeniceus Group]) 6
> Common Grackle (Bronzed) (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor) 4
> Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 5
> House Finch (Common) (Haemorhous mexicanus [mexicanus Group]) 1
> American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6
> House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29398003
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/canada)
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