[Ontbirds]Yellow-breasted Chat@Ashbridge's Park

[Wayne Renaud]

   Around 12:30 pm today David Hallett and I, with the help of a few other
birders who had seen it earlier, easily found the Chat feeding quietly amid
a sea of berries in sw-facing inlet at the very sw point of the Park.  It
appear quite healthy and fed low in branches of what I think are buckthorns
or beneath the branches, gorging on berries.  The brilliant yellow breast
and orange-yellow throat were had to miss.  We passed Jean Iron who was on
her way to photograph the bird.
   Other late fall migrants included 4 Yellow-rumped Wablers, 15+ American
Pipits and a Hermit Thrush. [ps: we also found 4 Killdeers at the mouth of
Mimico Creek in E. Humberview Park opposite the boat ramp from the parking
lot].

Directions:
as previously posted, the park is located off the south end Coxwell (and
just south of Lakeshore w.) and at the west of the west beaches.  Be sure
you take the 10-minute hike to most nw part of the park.

Wayne Renaud