Hi folks: last couple of days birds have been moving in S. Mississauga Today (Wed.) Dan Salisbury and I ( Luc Fazio) led the weekly bird walk at The Riverwood Conservancy, on Burnhamthorpe North-East of the Credit river bridge. Highlites include Bald Eagle (1 adult) with many Turkey Vultures(50) over the Burnhampthorpe bridge; other Hawks observed were Red-tailed(2), Sharp-shinned(2), Cooper's(1) and Peregrine Falcon (1) south of Burnhamthorpe Many Small flocks of Warblers mostly Yellow-rumped (58), with Common Yellowthroat(1), Nashville(2), Chestnut-sided (1) and Wilson's (1). A Blue-headed Vireo was observed At Erindale Park, South of Riverwood East of the Credit River Note that Yesterday, in between rain showers, at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (Principal residence road & path along the woodlot west of the Credit River) there was Canada and Pine Warblers along with Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos Here are four videos for your enjoyment..... A) Warbling Vireo url to Youtube http://youtu.be/4WBs4W8aZJ4?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA B) Red-eyed Vireo url to YouTube http://youtu.be/1Q-11n8glv4?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA C) Blue-Headed Vireo URL to You Tube http://youtu.be/Hbgc16sJEgY?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA D) Canada Warbler URL http://youtu.be/a4RbdzoMfis?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other birds of note Wood Duck ( a pair) at UTM southern-most pond with DC Cormorants (3) and 1 female Belted Kingfisher. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker(1) at Riverwood parking Lot Red-bellied Woodpeckers (2) at Riverwood River Trail close to Burnhamthorpe bridge ( + a few Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers) Swainson's (3) & Hermit ( 2) Thrushes Brown Creeper (1) and Golden-crowned Kinglet (3) http://youtu.be/ot8pKX7r_gw?list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA Sparrows : White-crowned (3), White-throated (28), Song ( 15), Swamp (1). Common Grackles ( 60) Red-winged BB (25) Rusty Blackbirds (4) at UTM +many other common birds, lists will be submitted to ebirds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you can join us for Bird walks at The Riverwood Conservancy weekly on Wednesday starting at 8:30 am, great for photography as well as bird watching. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Directions to Riverwood: From hiway #403 to Mavis Rd., turn west on Burnhamthorpe to the east of Credit River, turn North into Riverwood opposite The Credit Woodlands; park near McEwan barn or Pergola. Directions to UTM: From Burnhamthorpe Rd West, Turn South on Mississauga Rd to Outer Circle rd, turn Left into UTM; Principal residence is 300 m ahead on the left. Beware of parking infringements!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luc Fazio PS: some of the Videos are from spring birds in southern Mississauga, at Rhododendron Garden and Rattray Marsh _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
