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It takes hardy birders to venture out to the waterfront in the middle of winter, but those who braved the wet snow and drizzle to join our February walk were treated to some very nice sightings. Although there weren't great numbers of birds there was a very good variety of species. While we were at Humber Bay East, Glenn spotted a female Harlequin Duck fly away from us and land near the mouth of the Humber River. We decided to walk that way rather than toward Etobicoke Creek and Humber Bay West as usual. There weren't a lot of birds to be seen along the way, but when we arrived at the mouth of the river, Glenn relocated the Harlequin Duck. We got excellent aerial views from the footbridge, while she swam near the end of the breakwater.
At the west end of the bridge we had some good, but fleeting looks at a Yellow-rumped Warbler. This is surely the first warbler we have found on a February walk!
In the end we had a total of 25 species. There were only 4 land birds on the list, and we didn't see some of the most common species. Here's the full list:
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