Yesterday Bob Tyler and I birded the Toronto Islands on a beautiful Winters day, at least it looked and felt like winter but very nice scenery.
Following are some of the birds we found. Only 3 Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Mute and Trumpeter Swans, high, south bound Canada Geese, 6 Black, 2 Surf and 125+ White-winged Scoters the actual number of Black and Surf Scoters were undercounted as we were birding without scopes, Common Goldeneyes, 110+ Buffleheads, 73 Hooded, 400+ Red-breasted and only 1 Common Merganser, Turkey Vultures, Northern Harrier, 2 very late juvenile Broad-winged Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, Merlin, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren, 28 Eastern Bluebirds, A. Robins, Hermit Thrush, 7 American Pipits, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Tree, Song and White-throated Sparrows, 5 Fox Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and 100+ Red-winged Blackbirds flying west. Vole, Mink, Beaver and Coyote tracks as well. A Good Day. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, On Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
