Spring birding: Toronto – Mississauga – Oakville
Toronto – Mississauga – Oakville
Date: Saturday 05 April, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Meet at Humber Bay Park West, Lakeshore Boulevard, Toronto, ON. (Specific instructions will be provided before the day).
Duration: All day
Leader: David Gascoigne
email: davidmgascoigne@gmail.com
Phone: 226 747-7299
Description: Beginning at Humber Bay Park, both East and West, we will scour Lake Ontario for Redhead, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Hooded and Red-breasted Merganser, Black, Surf and White-winged Scoters, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Ducks, Trumpeter Swans, and others. Winter residents may still remain, breeding species and transitory migrants may have arrived. Raptors are possible overhead, mammals such as Muskrat and Mink have been seen in the past, possibly American Coot, Common Loon – and who knows what else! Northern Mockingbird is always a possibility at Humber Bay. Red-necked Grebes may have taken up residence at Bronte Harbour. By early April passerine migrants will be flooding in, even early warblers such as Yellow-rumped, Pine and Black-and-white. There will be a number of stops to increase our chances of finding a wide variety of species. We will start at Humber Bay Park, moving from there to Colonel Samuel Smith Park, on to Lakefront Promenade in Mississauga, and ending at Bronte Park in Oakville. Depending on time we may include a couple of other stops.
This is a full day’s outing so be sure to pack a lunch and snacks if you need them. Dress according to the weather, bring binoculars, a scope if you have one, a field guide and lots of enthusiasm. Please car pool if you know of others coming on the outing. Washrooms are available on-site or not far away.
Registration is required. Please register with David directly by email. Non-members are welcome. All participants will need to sign a waiver and risk acknowledgement for insurance purposes.
