Good morning. Below is a copy of my report to the TOC archives. We had 84 species yesterday including 13 Warbler species. [Friday, May 4, 2007 - Norm Murr, Margaret Liubavicius, Ruth Calman and Leon Schlicter - Double-crested Cormorant - 500 - overhead thru-out - Canvasback - 7 - Trout Pond - Belted Kingfisher - 3 - Snake Island and Gibralter Point - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 - male at the trap on Wards Island - Northern Flicker - 36 - thru-out - Whip-poor-will - 1 - Snake - Least Flycatcher - 5 - Wards - Blue-headed Vireo - 2 - together in The Sanctuary - Cliff Swallow - 16 - Centre Island - Carolina Wren - 1 - Sanctuary - House Wren - 5 - Wards, Gibralter and Hanlans Point - Winter Wren - 5 - Wards, Snug Harbour and Hanlans - Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 - Wards, Snake and Sanctuary - Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 72 - thru-out - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5 - Sanctuary and Hanlans - Veery - 1 - Sanctuary - Hermit Thrush - 81 - thru-out - Wood Thrush - 1 - Sanctuary - American Robin - 50 - thru-out - Brown Thrasher - 7 - Wards, Snake and Hanlans - Yellow Warbler - 3 - Snake, Centre and Gibralter - Black-throated blue Warbler - 3 - Wards, Snake and Snug - Yellow-rumped Warbler - 86 - thru-out - Blackburnian Warbler - 1 - Snug - Pine Warbler - 1 - Snake - Palm Warbler - 9 - Wards, Centre and Gibralter - Ovenbird - Snug and Sanctuary - Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 - Snake, good look only about 6 feet away - Northern Waterthrush - 1 - Snug - Common Yellowthroat - 1 - Snake - Song Sparrow - 21 - thru-out - American Tree-Sparrow - 1 - Hanlans - Chipping Sparrow - 18 - Wards, Centre and Hanlans - Savannah Sparrow - 13 - Wards and Hanlans - Swamp Sparrow - 14 - thru-out - White-throated Sparrow - 500 - thru-out - White-crowned Sparrow - 6 - Wards and Sanctuary - Dark-eyed Junco - 4 - Wards - Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 7 - Centre, Sanctuary and Hanlans - Northern Cardinal - 10 - thru-out - Orchard Oriole - 2 - females together on Hanlans - American Goldfinch - 24 - thru-out We also had Lesser Scaup, Wood Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Caspian and Common Terns, Chimney Swift, Y-B Sapsucker, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Purple martin, Rough-winged Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, Nashville, Black-and-white, and Black-throated green Warblers. Beautiful weather and a pleasure to be out there with good company. Directions TORONTO ISLANDS (Wards Island to Hanlans Point - without side trips is 5 km) To get to the Toronto Islands from Queen and Yonge Streets on the TTC. If your on the subway southbound stay on it and get off at Union Station, walk south about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queens Quay and you are there. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queens Quay, there are lots of parking lots nearby (fee). There is a fee for using the island ferries ($6.00 adult / $3.50 for seniors & students) and to find out the sailing times you can phone (416) 392-8193. There are washrooms on the islands as well as the city side at the ferry docks and you can pick up a schedule at the docks or check on line. The 1st boat to Wards Island (my preferred starting point) is 6:35 am and the 2nd is 7:00 am Monday to Friday. The 1st is at 6:35 am and the 2nd boat is at 7:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. The 1st boat to Hanlans Point is 8:00 am and the 2nd boat is at 8:30 am Monday to Friday. The 1st is at 8:15 am and the 2nd boat is at 9:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. If arriving in early am you must obtain your ticket from a machine just inside the gate so be sure to have $1.00 and $2.00 and/or 25 cent coins before you arrive at the docks as there is no place to get change and the machine does not make change. (There is a change machine (up to a $10 bill) there if you want to chance it). There are coffee shops across from the ferry docks in the building on the northwest corner and they are open early. food and beverages on The Islands when open are very expensive i.e. soft drink around $2.50 plus. For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net