Though Margaret Liubavicius, Alexandra Soliman, Brent Isojima and I only birded Hanlan’s point on Tuesday and Thursday we did find some interesting birds in the 72 species we found and the following are some of those birds with 2 day total numbers for some of them.
Common Merganser, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, Peregrine Falcon, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe - 19, both Nuthatches, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren - 10, Golden-crowned Kinglet - 150, Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 125, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush - 42, Gray Catbird - 12, Brown Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, 14 warbler species including Orange-crowned Warbler - 5, Northern Parula - 4, Cape May Warbler - 3, Blackburnian Warbler, Palm Warbler - 73, Bay-breasted Warbler - 4, and Blackpoll Warbler, and 10 Sparrow species including Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Lincoln Sparrow, Song Sparrow – 31, Swamp Sparrow - 9, White-throated Sparrow - 225, White-crowned Sparrow- 125 and Dark-eyed Juncos. Note:- By Thursday the number of Warblers had decreased (except Yellow-rumps) and the number of Sparrows had increased. NOTE :- If you want to learn more about birding on the Toronto Islands you can access my Toronto Islands Birding And Site Guide on the OFO web site at:- http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/torontoislands.php DIRECTIONS TO THE TORONTO ISLAND FERRY DOCKS Fare :- Adults $7.00 - Seniors / Students $4.50 TORONTO ISLANDS - FALL SCHEDULE Note:- After October 15th there will be no ferries to Hanlan’s Point or Centre Island until April 2014, the Ward’s Island ferry will continue to operate during that period as usual. If you are on the subway southbound get off at the TTC’s Union Subway Station, walk south on Bay Street (on the east side of the station) for about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queen’s Quay and you are there. The entrance to the ferry docks (well signed) is on the west side of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. To get to the Toronto Islands from the TTC’s Union Subway Station on the TTC you may transfer to the #6 or the #6A Bay St. TTC bus on Bay Street just outside of the east entrance to the GO Station. They both go down Bay Street to Queen’s Quay. Go passengers arriving by train or bus must pay a fare to use the TTC bus or streetcar. When running there is a street car (#509 Harbourfront) that goes from inside the TTC’s Union Subway Station to Queen’s Quay (no transfer required). For those who choose to head down to the docks on Sunday before the Subway opens you can catch the #97B Yonge St. Blue Night bus (Steeles Ave. To Queens Quay). This bus will let you off right across the street on Bay St. only steps from the ferry docks entrance. You may also want to visit the TTC web page http://www.ttc.ca/ for trip planning assistance. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queen’s Quay, there are very few parking lots nearby. One is located just a block north of the ferry docks. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
