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Garth Riley lead our December 10th walk at Humber Bay Park. It was a grey, chilly morning with a few flurries, but fortunately, little wind. In a bit of a break from our typical route, we immediately headed west, and spent most of the walk at Humber Bay Park West. It turned out to be a good choice, as we found a nice variety of birds, including a first winter Northern Shrike and a Peregrine Falcon. Another bonus was finding an Iceland Gull. Although they aren’t exactly rare, we had never recorded one on one of our walks, so it was a “write in” on our Bird Checklist. There was a large flock of mainly Greater Scaup far out in the bay, but also a good variety of waterfowl close to the gazebo. Although we missed several common species, we managed to tally 30 species by the end of the walk. Here’s the full list:
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