No time slip down to Col. Smith or Rattray so did a 2-hour sweep through the Humber College arboretum. Still lots of great stuff with continuing rain. A good warbler haul with 23 species, once more, like everywhere else this past few day, with some great finds: Tennessee Warbler: 16; Nashville Warbler: 7; Golden-winged Warbler: 2m/1f; Northern Parula; 6; Yellow Warbler: 11; Chestnut-sided Warbler: 9; Magnolia Warbler: 11; Cape May Warbler: 7; Blackburnian Warbler: 3; Black-throated Blue Warbler: 16; Cerulian Warbler: 1m singing; Black-throated Green Warbler: 5; Yellow-rumped Warbler: 28; Palm Warbler: 3; Pine Warbler: 3; Prairie Warbler: 1f; Blackpoll Warbler: 3; Bay-breasted Warbler: 9; Black-and-white Warbler: 2; American Redstart: 15; Common Yellowthroat: 5; Canada Warbler: 6: Wilson's Warbler: 3. Five vireos: Warbling (7), Red-eyed (11), Grey-headed: 5; Philadelphia (1), Yellow-throated (1). Surprisingly few flycatcher. No tanagers or Grosbeaks. Again the warblers, vireos, etc. were feeding much lower than usual making id's much easier in spite of less than perfect lighting.
Access the arboretum off Highway #27 north of Highway #401 just east of Highway #427. Take Humber College Boulevard and then onto Arboretum Blvd. You can access maps at 'arbore...@humber.ca'. Wayne Renaud (289-828-0043) _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
