Good afternoon people. Just returned for one final bird outing (for this season) on the Toronto Islands. It started out as a beautiful day and stayed that way except that after about noon a strong northwest wind developed and kind quieted an already quiet birding day. I went down there today to hopefully find some migrant Flycatchers and in this I was successful with 6 species and after shaking the bushes I also came up with 11 Warbler species, not many of each but more than I expected. The best Flycatcher was an Acadian Flycatcher in what we call "The Trap" and I also found Least, Willow and Great Crested Flycatchers as well as eastern Wood Pewees and Eastern Kingbirds. All of these Flycatchers were very co-operative and were calling, even the Kingbirds. I also found 2 Mourning Warblers and Blackpoll, Blackburnian and Wilson's Warblers as well as 2 Black-billed Cuckoos, one was behind the washroom directly south of the Wards Island ferry dock and one was on Snake Island (softly calling). A surprise find was 6 Canvasbacks in the trout pond on Gibralter Point. 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 ( now $3.00). If you are birding from Wards the soft drink machine beside the fire station sells juice, iced tea, etc. for $1.00. For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm THE TRAP - This area is the area west of the bridge onto Snug Harbour just short of the old island church and the arial cars. - The bridge to Snug Harbour is the 3rd bridge from the Wards Island Ferry, Snake is the 2nd bridge. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON "Sils mordent, mords les"