The annual OFO Field trip at Toronto's Leslie Street Spit, parts of which are known as Tommy Thompson Park, took place on Saturday, May 28th.
Twenty-six participants joined co-leaders Lynne Freeman and John Carley for a walk through the Baselands and the not-so-Wet Woods, leading out to Cells One and Two. The day was quiet bird-wise, with only 46 species tallied. The general sense was that migration was generally over. The walk ended at 2 pm, with a distance walked of 9.5 kilometres. Highlights were a well-seen female blackpoll warbler along the Spine Road; thousands of double-crested cormorants skimming across the waters; and singing alder, willow, and least flycatchers. The Leslie Street Spit, including Tommy Thompson Park, is Canada's pre-eminent public urban wilderness: the result of decades of citizen involvement and public advocacy. www.friendsofthespit.ca <http://www.friendsofthespit.ca> -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
