Hugh Currie led our birdwalk on February 5th at Humber Bay Park East. With fresh snow and the shoreline vegetation transformed into ice sculptures, it looked very wintery, but it was a mild day with virtually no wind. Despite the bays being filled with ice, there were good numbers of waterfowl close to shore. Passerines were scarce, but we had several great views of a Northern Mockingbird, at one point chasing a Cardinal off his turf. The majority of the thousands of ducks present were Greater Scaup. The male American Goldeneyes were putting on a good show, attempting to impress the females. We also found a couple of surprises: A beautiful male Northern Pintail and a couple of Ruddy Ducks. Here’s a full list of sightings:
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