Birders, I spent a couple of hours walking around Humber Bay Park's west side starting from Mimico Creek (which splits the park's east & west sides) and heading west from there. At the creek, between the big white pedestrain bridge and Lakeshore Blvd. I saw the previously reported Killdeer & Great Blue Heron, the Killdeer was in the warm water outflow on the east side of the creek, about 20m south of Lakeshore Blvd. The Heron was on the west side of the creek.
For the second time in as many visits (Tue & today) I saw an adult Cooper's Hawk along the main road in the west side of the park, as it heads south toward the lake. To the west of the park, following the trail that runs just south of all the condos there were many "regular" winter waterfowl, including 300+ Redhead, about the same # of Greater Scaup and 3 American Coots, also seen were 14 American Robins feeding on juniper berries. But note that all of the waterfowl could be much better seen from where Glenn Coady had the Harlequin Ducks (I couldn't find them today) at Amos Waites headland, which is 1.2km west of Humber Bay West, at the foot of Superior Avenue (pay parking). Also at Amos Waites as we walked back to the car a not-too-distant adult Bald Eagle flew over scaring up most of the gulls but not the ducks. Good birding, Frank Pinilla Richmond Hill, ON DIRECTIONS: Humber Bay Park can be found at the foot of Park Lawn Rd. where it intersects with Lakeshore Blvd. The entrance to the west side of the park is just west of Park Lawn. Amos Waites is, as mentioned, just over 1km west of this. -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
