[Ontbirds] Brant & Iceland Gulls, Ashbridge's Bay Park, Toronto

2012-01-04 Thread Bob Kortright
re Blvd in east Toronto. The Woodbine south bus turns around in the park, or walk south 1400m from the Queen streetcar or Coxwell bus. This map http://g.co/maps/5ekf8 shows the bird location and the transit stops. > Bob Kortri

[Ontbirds] Shoveler and Iceland gull - Ashbridge's Bay Park, Toronto

2011-12-26 Thread Bob Kortright
This afternoon (3pm) there were 2 male Shoveler in the bay south of the south parking lot in Ashbridge's Bay Park. A first year Iceland Gull flew over, and a Hooded Merganser was also there. The hatch year Brant that was present last Tuesday and Wednesday was not refound. The road into Ashb

Re: [Ontbirds] Brant, Ashbridge's Bay Park, Toronto

2011-12-20 Thread Bob Kortright
outh 1400m from the Queen streetcar or Coxwell bus. This map http://g.co/maps/5ekf8 shows the bird location and the transit stops. All 3 mergansers and Belted Kingfisher were also present, but no Iceland gulls or accipiters were noticed this morning. Bob Kortright 41

[Ontbirds] Woodbine Beach Toronto Iceland Gull

2009-04-17 Thread Bob Kortright
One Iceland Gull in definitive alternate (adult breeding) plumage was at the water's edge about 200m from the south end of Woodbine Beach this morning at about 8am - parking south of Lakeshore Blvd opposite Northern Dancer Blvd. ___ ONTBIRDS is presente

[Ontbirds]Ashbridges Bay Lesser Black-backed Gull

2008-01-27 Thread Bob Kortright
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was in front of the boat ramps at Ashbridge's Bay at 10am today. The Wood Duck was still present but not the Harlequin. Yesterday I saw an adult Iceland Gull and a Cooper's Hawk flying over the park. I have found the Speckled Alders along the park's east bay

[Ontbirds]Toronto: Yellow-breasted Chat in Ashbridge's Bay Park

2007-11-20 Thread Bob Kortright
On the south side of the westernmost point of the park, on a Toronto Field Naturalists walk led by Doug Paton, Carol Sellers pointed out a Yellow-breasted Chat to the delight of the other 15 or so people on the walk at 11:30 this morning, eclipsing the Ruddy Duck seen off the western tip as the

[Ontbirds]Aechmophorus grebe still at Leslie St.Spit; first cormorants, other grebes, & ring-necked ducks

2007-03-24 Thread Bob Kortright
The aechmophorus grebe was in the bay just west of the southeast peninsula on the Leslie St Spit at 3pm today, less than 100m south of the paved road. Last Sunday afternoon it was off the southeast tip, so you may have to look around. The first 4 cormorants of the spring on the spit were roost

[Ontbirds]Leslie St. Spit Clark's Grebe, owls

2007-03-10 Thread Bob Kortright
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[Ontbirds]Harlequin Toronto Eastern Beaches

2006-12-17 Thread Bob Kortright
Near the end of the Christmas bird count in Toronto sector 15, an adult male Harlequin duck was found close to a group of about 200 gulls on the rocks off the foot of Wineva Ave, about half way between Woodbine and Victoria Park. >From the west the Gardiner Expressway becomes Lakeshore, which

[Ontbirds] Winter Wren, beaver and Redpolls - Ashbridge's Bay Park, Toronto

2005-12-11 Thread Bob Kortright
gave us much longer looks as they worked over the cones. Good birding. Bob Kortright From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Dec 12 13:09:09 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com

[Ontbirds]Toronto Sanderling

2004-10-28 Thread Bob Kortright
13 Sanderling on Toronto's Woodbine Beach this evening. Down from 29 on Oct 22, but still a respectable total for this relatively late date. Woodbine Beach is between Woodbine and Coxwell Ave. Entrance to parking from Coxwell and from Lakeshore Blvd. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 28 22:12:14

[Ontbirds]Ashbridges Bay Black-throated Green warbler Toronto

2004-06-08 Thread Bob Kortright
I heard a late BTNW singing near the west end of Ashbridge's Bay Park about 6:30am yesterday - first heard for several weeks. Ashbridges Bay is south of Lakeshore blvd on Coxwell ave. 6km E. of downtown Toronto.

Eu. Wigeon, Great Horned Owl and Blue Heron: Toronto Leslie St Spit

2004-01-03 Thread Bob Kortright
of all 3 kinds of mergansers for comparison. Bob Kortright - Original Message - From: "Luc Fazio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 2:12 PM Subject: Eu. Wigeon, Yes; Jan.3/04 > Hello Birdwatchers: > It took some searching, but we saw teh

Toronto chimney swifts, yellowlegs, loons

2003-04-29 Thread Bob Kortright
to other mornings over the last 2 weeks. > - > Ashbridges Bay Park is at Coxwell and Lakeshore in East Toronto > Maclean is 1 km E of Woodbine Av "Bob Kortright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving

Peregrine pair: Toronto City Hall

2003-03-28 Thread Bob Kortright
male and female was readily visible. "Bob Kortright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Ashbridge's Bay WW Scoters Toronto

2003-03-02 Thread Bob Kortright
lacks & Mallards. "Bob Kortright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>