Hello folks, Just a small note to say that the famous "dead trees" at the Leslie Spit are filled with bustling cormorants (hundreds? thousands?) and dozens of night herons, who have apparently been bullied away to some degree by the cormorants but are still nesting in their own section of trees. The real treat, for me, was to see roughly 8 great egrets nesting here and there. To see those stately egrets clumsily landing in those thin trees is a treat for the eyes and the heart! When last at Leslie Spit (May 16) there were more birds than the week before, and I'm sure the numbers will only grow from here on in. If you're interested in having a look, just follow the main path for 45 minutes or so, and you'll get to your first decent view of the cormorant/heron trees.
Please note that the Leslie Spit is only open to the public on weekends and holidays. On another note, does anyone have any tips on where to see decent numbers of herons and/or egrets in the GTA? This would be of such tremendous help to me! Many thanks and all the best, David Bell _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
