As the gentleman with whom I was birding today at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island reminded me, after failing to find the relatively rare for Ontario Swainson's Warbler, when I do finally find the bird it will be that much more satisfying. I had a failed attempt at the bird at Fort DeSotto in April and heard one had been seen yesterday near the tennis courts on the island, so I was just there for that one bird.
I searched for nearly two hours in the bush and scrub adjacent to the tennis courts, and while the target bird did not call and was certainly not seen, I did see and hear a very good list of birds,(25, including lots of warblers), in one relatively small patch of ground. The most walking I did was from the ferry to the tennis courts. The rest of the morning was mostly standing and wandering in circles.
In the past week or so, I have been back to Rondeau, where I saw 55 species, besting the 51 of the previous trip, including a sleeping Eastern Whip-poor-will that everyone in the park came by to see and photograph. It was my first time seeing a bird I had only heard previously.
Locally, I have birded in Tommy Thompson Park, both alone and with Sue, and finally got a photo of a Bay-breasted Warbler in Colonel Sam Smith Park, and just today saw my first Canada Warbler of the year but once again missed out on a good photo. I was able to snap a photo,(for the first time on a Canada), but it wasn't anything you could refer to as a thousand words.
Bay-breasted Warbler-finally a photograph on my 4th sighting of this bird:
Canada Warbler-finally a lousy photo on my 4th sighting of this bird:
A lovely action shot of a Chestnut-sided Warbler:
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Black-throated Blue and Green Warblers:
My best look and photo yet of a Nashville Warbler:
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