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Glenn Coady led a very successful and well attended birdwalk on March 7. It wasn’t sunny, but it was above freezing, there was no wind, and the rain held off until afternoon. The walk started out in a different direction than usual as we headed west to follow-up on a report of a Snowy Owl in the mouth of Mimico Creek.
We found the owl sitting on a log in the middle of the creek. We crossed over to the west side for a better look, and then followed the shoreline of Humber Bay West all the way to the western headland. Along with singing Red-winged Blackbirds, Robins, and Northern Cardinals, we got good looks at a Northern Mockingbird, a Mink, and a good variety of waterfowl. We then walked all the way back and out to the eastern headland of Humber Bay East.
When we got to Mimico Creek, the Snowy had moved. She had just caught a male Common Goldeneye (duck) and was devouring it on the ice near the east shore. Everyone had lots of opportunity to watch the feast.
It was great to see Red-winged Blackbirds again. A couple of species that had hoped to find had not arrived back yet: Horned Grebe, and Killdeer. They should start arriving any day, especially with this warm weather.
This was probably the longest distance ever covered on one of our Humber Bay walks, and as often happens when Glenn leads, it went well past the scheduled end time. After the walk, many of us headed over to Birds & Beans to warm up with a coffee and thank them for their sponsorship.
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