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BASELANDS Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit STAFF BOOTH BIRD CHECKLIST 4th edition, 2014 OUTER HARBOUR MARINA

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LEGEND Parking Washrooms LIGHTHOUSE  POINT Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit is Toronto’s Urban Wilderness, and one of the best places in the city to enjoy bird watching. To date, 316 bird species have Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit been recorded at the park. When the first checklist, Birds of the Leslie Street Spit, was produced by Friends of the Spit in 1988, 284 species had been recorded. BIRD CHECKLIST

In 2000 Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit was declared an “Important Bird Area” by BirdLife International. The site is globally significant for the numbers of Seasons (set according to migration patterns) breeding colonial waterbirds and nationally significant for the concentrations of S Spring (March 1 - May 31) waterfowl that occur during spring and fall migration and in the winter, depending on ice conditions. Also notable are the large concentrations of songbirds during SU Summer (June 1 - August 15) spring and fall migration. F Fall (August 16 - November 30)

From the late 1950s to present day, a combination of harbour dredging and lake W Winter (December 1 - February 28) filling activities created the 500 hectare Spit. Through natural succession, as well as habitat enhancement and creation efforts, the park now includes a diverse Abundance Codes mosaic of habitats that support native plant and animal communities. Three of Very common: the park’s four western peninsulas (Peninsulas A, B, and C) are home to breeding VC colonial waterbirds, including the largest colony of Double-crested Cormorants Expected to be observed every day in suitable habitat. in the Great Lakes region, Black-crowned Night-Herons, Great Egrets, Ring-billed Common: C Gulls, Herring Gulls and Caspian Terns. Common Terns nest on manmade reef-rafts Likely to be observed most days in suitable habitat. and engineered islands in the park’s wetlands and embayments. Uncommon: U Not expected daily but observed occasionally, usually in low numbers, The Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TTPBRS) is dedicated to the except flocking species which are sometimes numerous. understanding, protection and awareness of birds in Toronto. Staff and volunteers monitor songbird migration through standardized observations and banding on Rare: R Peninsula D from April through June and August through November. TTPBRS is a Present in very low numbers but observed most years. Canadian Migration Monitoring Network member, providing data to Bird Studies Accidental: Canada to help further bird conservation at the regional and continental levels. A Status based on very few records. Often out of geographic range. Requires documentation. Bird watching is a year round activity at the Spit. Thousands of birds of over 100 species pass through during spring and fall migration; breeding occurs during * Species has bred at Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit. the summer; and winter brings waterfowl and owls. Bird watchers are reminded to stay on designated trails and to never disturb wildlife, particularly roosting Migratory birds are only expected to be observed during their migratory period. owls – do not approach and never use a camera flash when photographing them. Please see the Tommy Thompson Park Wildlife Viewing and Reporting Policy on p.14.

Tommy Thompson Park is managed by Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) and the City of Toronto.

Sightings of birds that are regionally or provincially rare should be documented and the information submitted to the Ontario Bird Records Committee (ORBC), care of TRCA (www.ttpbrs.ca) and/or The Friends of the Spit (www.friendsofthespit.ca).

Enjoy the park, tread softly, take only memories, and return often. And, please remember the park is Toronto’s only car-and-pet-free urban wilderness www.tommythompsonpark.ca www.ttpbrs.ca • [email protected] Cover Photo: Double-crested Cormorant on a ground nest by Dr Gail Fraser. The goal of TRCA’s Cormorant Management Strategy is to achieve a balance between the Questions or comments? continued existence of a healthy, thriving cormorant colony and the other ecological, Call 311 educational, scientific and recreational values of TTP. One of the methods to accomplish this is to encourage cormorant ground nesting. 2 3 Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit is Toronto’s Urban Wilderness, and one of the best places in the city to enjoy bird watching. To date, 316 bird species have Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit been recorded at the park. When the first checklist, Birds of the Leslie Street Spit, was produced by Friends of the Spit in 1988, 284 species had been recorded. BIRD CHECKLIST

Tommy Thompson Park is managed by Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) and the City of Toronto.

Enjoy the park, tread softly, take only memories, and return often. And, please remember the park is Toronto’s only car-and-pet-free urban wilderness www.tommythompsonpark.ca www.ttpbrs.ca • [email protected] Cover Photo: Double-crested Cormorant on a ground nest by Dr Gail Fraser. The goal of TRCA’s Cormorant Management Strategy is to achieve a balance between the Questions or comments? continued existence of a healthy, thriving cormorant colony and the other ecological, Call 311 educational, scientific and recreational values of TTP. One of the methods to accomplish this is to encourage cormorant ground nesting. 2 3 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS PARTRIDGES, GROUSE & TURKEYS

A Greater White-fronted Goose A* Ring-necked Pheasant Snow Goose R R A Ruffed Grouse Brant R R A Wild Turkey Cackling Goose R R LOONS * Canada Goose VC VC VC VC Red-throated Loon R R * Mute Swan VC VC VC VC Common Loon C R C R Trumpeter Swan U U U U GREBES Tundra Swan U R R Pied-billed Grebe R R * Wood Duck U U U Horned Grebe U U R * Gadwall VC VC VC VC Red-necked Grebe C C R A Eurasian Wigeon A Eared Grebe American Wigeon C C C A Western Grebe * American Black Duck C U C C GANNETS A Northern Gannet * Mallard VC VC VC VC CORMORANTS * Blue-winged Teal U U Double-crested Cormorant VC VC VC R Northern Shoveler C C * A Great Cormorant Northern Pintail R U R PELICANS Green-winged Teal C C R A American White Pelican * Canvasback C C C R HERONS & BITTERNS * Redhead C C VC American Bittern R R Ring-necked Duck U U R Least Bittern R Greater Scaup C VC VC Great Blue Heron C C C R Lesser Scaup U U R * Great Egret C C C A King Eider * A Snowy Egret Harlequin Duck R R A Tricolored Heron Surf Scoter U U U A Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter C C C Green Heron U R U Black Scoter R R R * Long-tailed Duck VC C VC * Black-crowned Night-Heron VC VC C Bufflehead VC C VC A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Common Goldeneye VC C VC IBISES & SPOONBILLS A Barrow’s Goldeneye A Glossy Ibis Hooded Merganser C U C C VULTURES Common Merganser C U C VC A Black Vulture Red-breasted Merganser VC VC VC Turkey Vulture U R U Ruddy Duck U U OSPREY Osprey R R

4 5 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS PARTRIDGES, GROUSE & TURKEYS

4 5 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES A Marbled Godwit Bald Eagle R R Ruddy Turnstone U U Northern Harrier C C U A Red Knot Sharp-shinned Hawk C U C Sanderling R R Cooper’s Hawk C U C U Semipalmated Sandpiper U R U Northern Goshawk R R R A Western Sandpiper Red-shouldered Hawk R Least Sandpiper C R C Broad-winged Hawk R White-rumped Sandpiper R R Red-tailed Hawk U R U C A Baird’s Sandpiper Rough-legged Hawk R R Pectoral Sandpiper R R A Golden Eagle Purple Sandpiper R R RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS Dunlin C R C A Yellow Rail A Stilt Sandpiper A King Rail A Buff-breasted Sandpiper * Virginia Rail R R Short-billed Dowitcher U U Long-billed Dowitcher R * Sora R R U R U Common Gallinule R R Wilson’s Snipe American Coot U U U * American Woodcock C C U CRANES A* Wilson’s Phalarope Sandhill Crane R A Red-necked Phalarope PLOVERS A Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover U U U GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS American Golden-Plover R A Black-legged Kittiwake Semipalmated Plover C R C A Ivory Gull A Piping Plover Bonaparte’s Gull R R Black-headed Gull * Killdeer VC VC VC A STILTS & AVOCETS A Little Gull A Black-necked Stilt A Laughing Gull A American Avocet A Franklin’s Gull SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES A Heermann’s Gull Ring-billed Gull VC VC VC VC * Spotted Sandpiper VC VC C * Solitary Sandpiper R A* California Gull C C C VC Greater Yellowlegs C C * Herring Gull A Willet Thayer’s Gull R R Lesser Yellowlegs C C Iceland Gull U U A Upland Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull R Whimbrel U R Glaucous Gull R R A Hudsonian Godwit GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS - Continues on page 8.

6 7 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES A Marbled Godwit Bald Eagle R R Ruddy Turnstone U U Northern Harrier C C U A Red Knot Sharp-shinned Hawk C U C Sanderling R R Cooper’s Hawk C U C U Semipalmated Sandpiper U R U Northern Goshawk R R R A Western Sandpiper Red-shouldered Hawk R Least Sandpiper C R C Broad-winged Hawk R White-rumped Sandpiper R R Red-tailed Hawk U R U C A Baird’s Sandpiper Rough-legged Hawk R R Pectoral Sandpiper R R A Golden Eagle Purple Sandpiper R R RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS Dunlin C R C A Yellow Rail A Stilt Sandpiper A King Rail A Buff-breasted Sandpiper * Virginia Rail R R Short-billed Dowitcher U U Long-billed Dowitcher R * Sora R R U R U Common Gallinule R R Wilson’s Snipe American Coot U U U * American Woodcock C C U CRANES A* Wilson’s Phalarope Sandhill Crane R A Red-necked Phalarope PLOVERS A Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover U U U GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS American Golden-Plover R A Black-legged Kittiwake Semipalmated Plover C R C A Ivory Gull A Piping Plover Bonaparte’s Gull R R Black-headed Gull * Killdeer VC VC VC A STILTS & AVOCETS A Little Gull A Black-necked Stilt A Laughing Gull A American Avocet A Franklin’s Gull SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES A Heermann’s Gull Ring-billed Gull VC VC VC VC * Spotted Sandpiper VC VC C * Solitary Sandpiper R A* California Gull C C C VC Greater Yellowlegs C C * Herring Gull A Willet Thayer’s Gull R R Lesser Yellowlegs C C Iceland Gull U U A Upland Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull R Whimbrel U R Glaucous Gull R R A Hudsonian Godwit GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS - Continues on page 8.

6 7 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS - Continued from page 7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C C * Great Black-backed Gull U U U * Downy Woodpecker C C C VC * Caspian Tern C C U Hairy Woodpecker U U VC A Black Tern * Northern Flicker C C C R * Common Tern VC VC U A Pileated Woodpecker A Forster’s Tern CARACARAS & FALCONS SKUAS, JAEGERS * American Kestrel U U U R A Pomarine Jaeger Merlin U U R A Parasitic Jaeger A Gyrfalcon PIGEONS & DOVES Peregrine Falcon U U U U * Rock Pigeon C C C C TYRANT FLYCATCHERS * Mourning Dove C C C U Olive-sided Flycatcher R R CUCKOOS & ANIS * Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C Yellow-billed Cuckoo R R R Yellow-bellied Flycatcher U R U * Black-billed Cuckoo U U U A Acadian Flycatcher TYPICAL OWLS Alder Flycatcher U U U A Eastern Screech-Owl * Willow Flycatcher VC VC C Great Horned Owl R U C * Least Flycatcher C C C Snowy Owl R R Eastern Phoebe C C A Northern Hawk Owl Great Crested Flycatcher U R U Barred Owl R R A Western Kingbird A Great Gray Owl * Eastern Kingbird VC VC C Long-eared Owl R R U SHRIKES Short-eared Owl R R R A Loggerhead Shrike A Boreal Owl Northern Shrike R R Northern Saw-whet Owl U C U VIREOS GOATSUCKERS A White-eyed Vireo Common Nighthawk R R A Yellow-throated Vireo A Eastern Whip-poor-will Blue-headed Vireo U U SWIFTS * Warbling Vireo VC VC C Chimney Swift C C U Philadelphia Vireo R R HUMMINGBIRDS Red-eyed Vireo C U C Ruby-throated Hummingbird U R U CROWS & JAYS KINGFISHERS Blue Jay C R C * Belted Kingfisher C C C * American Crow U U U R WOODPECKERS A Common Raven A Red-headed Woodpecker LARKS Red-bellied Woodpecker R R * Horned Lark U U R

8 9 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS - Continued from page 7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C C * Great Black-backed Gull U U U * Downy Woodpecker C C C VC * Caspian Tern C C U Hairy Woodpecker U U VC A Black Tern * Northern Flicker C C C R * Common Tern VC VC U A Pileated Woodpecker A Forster’s Tern CARACARAS & FALCONS SKUAS, JAEGERS * American Kestrel U U U R A Pomarine Jaeger Merlin U U R A Parasitic Jaeger A Gyrfalcon PIGEONS & DOVES Peregrine Falcon U U U U * Rock Pigeon C C C C TYRANT FLYCATCHERS * Mourning Dove C C C U Olive-sided Flycatcher R R CUCKOOS & ANIS * Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C Yellow-billed Cuckoo R R R Yellow-bellied Flycatcher U R U * Black-billed Cuckoo U U U A Acadian Flycatcher TYPICAL OWLS Alder Flycatcher U U U A Eastern Screech-Owl * Willow Flycatcher VC VC C Great Horned Owl R U C * Least Flycatcher C C C Snowy Owl R R Eastern Phoebe C C A Northern Hawk Owl Great Crested Flycatcher U R U Barred Owl R R A Western Kingbird A Great Gray Owl * Eastern Kingbird VC VC C Long-eared Owl R R U SHRIKES Short-eared Owl R R R A Loggerhead Shrike A Boreal Owl Northern Shrike R R Northern Saw-whet Owl U C U VIREOS GOATSUCKERS A White-eyed Vireo Common Nighthawk R R A Yellow-throated Vireo A Eastern Whip-poor-will Blue-headed Vireo U U SWIFTS * Warbling Vireo VC VC C Chimney Swift C C U Philadelphia Vireo R R HUMMINGBIRDS Red-eyed Vireo C U C Ruby-throated Hummingbird U R U CROWS & JAYS KINGFISHERS Blue Jay C R C * Belted Kingfisher C C C * American Crow U U U R WOODPECKERS A Common Raven A Red-headed Woodpecker LARKS Red-bellied Woodpecker R R * Horned Lark U U R

8 9 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates SWALLOWS MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Purple Martin U U U * Gray Catbird C C C * Tree Swallow VC VC C Northern Mockingbird C C C C * Northern Rough-winged Swallow C C C * Brown Thrasher C U U * Bank Swallow C C C STARLINGS Cliff Swallow U U U * European Starling VC VC VC C A Cave Swallow PIPITS * Barn Swallow VC VC C American Pipit U U CHICKADEES & TITMICE WAXWINGS * Black-capped Chickadee C C C VC A Bohemian Waxwing A Boreal Chickadee * Cedar Waxwing C C C A Tufted Titmouse LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS NUTHATCHES Lapland Longspur R R Red-breasted Nuthatch U R U Snow Bunting U U U White-breasted Nuthatch U U WOOD-WARBLERS CREEPERS Ovenbird C C Brown Creeper C C R A Worm-eating Warbler WRENS A Louisiana Waterthrush * House Wren U U U Northern Waterthrush U R U Winter Wren C C Golden-winged Warbler R R A Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler R R A Marsh Wren Black-and-white Warbler U U A Carolina Wren A Prothonotary Warbler GNATCATCHERS Tennessee Warbler U U * Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C C R Orange-crowned Warbler R R KINGLETS Nashville Warbler C C Golden-crowned Kinglet C C R Connecticut Warbler R Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C Mourning Warbler U U THRUSHES A Kentucky Warbler Eastern Bluebird U U * Common Yellowthroat C U C A Townsend’s Solitaire A Hooded Warbler Veery U R U American Redstart C C Gray-cheeked Thrush U R U A Kirtland’s Warbler * Swainson’s Thrush C U C Cape May Warbler U U Hermit Thrush C R C A Cerulean Warbler Wood Thrush U U Northern Parula U U * American Robin VC VC VC R Magnolia Warbler C C A Varied Thrush Bay-breasted Warbler U U WOOD-WARBLERS - Continues on page 12.

10 11 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates SWALLOWS MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Purple Martin U U U * Gray Catbird C C C * Tree Swallow VC VC C Northern Mockingbird C C C C * Northern Rough-winged Swallow C C C * Brown Thrasher C U U * Bank Swallow C C C STARLINGS Cliff Swallow U U U * European Starling VC VC VC C A Cave Swallow PIPITS * Barn Swallow VC VC C American Pipit U U CHICKADEES & TITMICE WAXWINGS * Black-capped Chickadee C C C VC A Bohemian Waxwing A Boreal Chickadee * Cedar Waxwing C C C A Tufted Titmouse LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTINGS NUTHATCHES Lapland Longspur R R Red-breasted Nuthatch U R U Snow Bunting U U U White-breasted Nuthatch U U WOOD-WARBLERS CREEPERS Ovenbird C C Brown Creeper C C R A Worm-eating Warbler WRENS A Louisiana Waterthrush * House Wren U U U Northern Waterthrush U R U Winter Wren C C Golden-winged Warbler R R A Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler R R A Marsh Wren Black-and-white Warbler U U A Carolina Wren A Prothonotary Warbler GNATCATCHERS Tennessee Warbler U U * Blue-gray Gnatcatcher C C R Orange-crowned Warbler R R KINGLETS Nashville Warbler C C Golden-crowned Kinglet C C R Connecticut Warbler R Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C Mourning Warbler U U THRUSHES A Kentucky Warbler Eastern Bluebird U U * Common Yellowthroat C U C A Townsend’s Solitaire A Hooded Warbler Veery U R U American Redstart C C Gray-cheeked Thrush U R U A Kirtland’s Warbler * Swainson’s Thrush C U C Cape May Warbler U U Hermit Thrush C R C A Cerulean Warbler Wood Thrush U U Northern Parula U U * American Robin VC VC VC R Magnolia Warbler C C A Varied Thrush Bay-breasted Warbler U U WOOD-WARBLERS - Continues on page 12.

10 11 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates WOOD-WARBLERS - Continued from page 11 Rose-breasted Grosbeak U U Blackburnian Warbler U U A Blue Grosbeak * Yellow Warbler VC VC U Indigo Bunting U U Chestnut-sided Warbler C C A Dickcissel Blackpoll Warbler C R C BLACKBIRDS Black-throated Blue Warbler C C Bobolink U U Palm Warbler C C * Red-winged Blackbird VC VC VC Pine Warbler R R * Eastern Meadowlark C U R Yellow-rumped Warbler VC R VC A Yellow-headed Blackbird A Yellow-throated Warbler Rusty Blackbird U U A Prairie Warbler A Brewer’s Blackbird Black-throated Green Warbler C C * Common Grackle VC VC C Canada Warbler U U * Brown-headed Cowbird VC C U Wilson’s Warbler C C * Orchard Oriole U U A Yellow-breasted Chat * Baltimore Oriole VC VC C SPARROWS FINCHES Eastern Towhee C U A Pine Grosbeak American Tree Sparrow C C VC Purple Finch R U Chipping Sparrow U U * House Finch C C U R A Clay-colored Sparrow A Red Crossbill Field Sparrow U R White-winged Crossbill R A Vesper Sparrow Common Redpoll U U U A Lark Sparrow A Hoary Redpoll * Savannah Sparrow C C U Pine Siskin U A Grasshopper Sparrow A Lesser Goldfinch A Henslow’s Sparrow * American Goldfinch VC VC VC U A Le Conte’s Sparrow A Evening Grosbeak A Nelson’s Sparrow OLD WORLD SPARROWS Fox Sparrow U U * House Sparrow VC VC VC VC * Song Sparrow VC VC VC C NEW RECORDS Lincoln’s Sparrow U U Swamp Sparrow C U R White-throated Sparrow VC VC R White-crowned Sparrow C C Dark-eyed Junco C C U CARDINALS & ALLIES A Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager U U * Northern Cardinal VC VC VC C

12 13 Species S SU F W Dates Species S SU F W Dates WOOD-WARBLERS - Continued from page 11 Rose-breasted Grosbeak U U Blackburnian Warbler U U A Blue Grosbeak * Yellow Warbler VC VC U Indigo Bunting U U Chestnut-sided Warbler C C A Dickcissel Blackpoll Warbler C R C BLACKBIRDS Black-throated Blue Warbler C C Bobolink U U Palm Warbler C C * Red-winged Blackbird VC VC VC Pine Warbler R R * Eastern Meadowlark C U R Yellow-rumped Warbler VC R VC A Yellow-headed Blackbird A Yellow-throated Warbler Rusty Blackbird U U A Prairie Warbler A Brewer’s Blackbird Black-throated Green Warbler C C * Common Grackle VC VC C Canada Warbler U U * Brown-headed Cowbird VC C U Wilson’s Warbler C C * Orchard Oriole U U A Yellow-breasted Chat * Baltimore Oriole VC VC C SPARROWS FINCHES Eastern Towhee C U A Pine Grosbeak American Tree Sparrow C C VC Purple Finch R U Chipping Sparrow U U * House Finch C C U R A Clay-colored Sparrow A Red Crossbill Field Sparrow U R White-winged Crossbill R A Vesper Sparrow Common Redpoll U U U A Lark Sparrow A Hoary Redpoll * Savannah Sparrow C C U Pine Siskin U A Grasshopper Sparrow A Lesser Goldfinch A Henslow’s Sparrow * American Goldfinch VC VC VC U A Le Conte’s Sparrow A Evening Grosbeak A Nelson’s Sparrow OLD WORLD SPARROWS Fox Sparrow U U * House Sparrow VC VC VC VC * Song Sparrow VC VC VC C NEW RECORDS Lincoln’s Sparrow U U Swamp Sparrow C U R White-throated Sparrow VC VC R White-crowned Sparrow C C Dark-eyed Junco C C U CARDINALS & ALLIES A Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager U U * Northern Cardinal VC VC VC C

12 13 Tommy Thompson Park Wildlife Viewing and Reporting Policy Tommy Thompson Park Urban Wilderness Principles To protect wildlife and ensure that the park’s ecological integrity, • All actions must be in accord with the Tommy Thompson Park the following policies will be enforced: Revised Master Plan, 1992 · Do not engage in any activities that disturb or affect the natural • Park activities do not have an overall negative impact on the behaviours of wildlife. natural resources, and passive recreational activities are the focus; · Pets are not permitted in the park. • Ecological communities are formed through natural succession with strategic habitat enhancements; · Access to colonial waterbird nesting sites is strictly restricted from April to September. • Appropriate adaptive management takes place to ensure habitat and species protection, while minimizing human disturbance; · The use of recordings (playbacks) is not permitted. • General visitor experiences are natural and self-guided; · Feeding or baiting of wildlife is strictly prohibited. • Signage and amenities are minimal; · Do not interfere with research operations. • What you carry in with you is also carried back out; · Watercraft are restricted from the confined disposal facilities (CDFs). • Unauthorized private motor vehicle access is prohibited; · All boaters are to refrain from approaching waterfowl. • Pets are prohibited; and · Do not approach animals that you believe to be sick or orphaned. See www.torontowildlifecentre.com or call 416-631-0662 for advice. • Admission is free. · When observing or photographing wildlife stay at least 5 metres away (12 metres for owls). Tommy Thompson Park / Leslie Street Spit Bird Checklist 4th Edition · When photographing owls never use flash. Committee Members: John Carley, Ann Gray, Don Johnston, Anne Marie · When observing wildlife, especially owls, observe in small groups, Leger, Karen McDonald, Garth Riley and Ian Sturdee. move slowly and speak quietly. · Do not report same day sightings of species at risk on the internet The publication of this checklist is made possible through the generous or birding hotlines. Species at Risk should be reported to the MNR donations from several private donors and Friends of the Spit (www. Natural Heritage Information Centre (www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ friendsofthespit.ca), an advocacy organization that has been involved Business/NHIC) with the Spit for many years. · Do not report sightings of breeding/overwintering sites (i.e., bird nests, den sites, hibernacula, etc.) on the internet or birding hotlines at anytime. · If you see a person or group disturbing wildlife call the TTP staff line (416-990-8058 during public open hours) or the TRCA general line (416-661-6600 press “0” for immediate assistance). Wildlife crimes can also be reported to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Tommy Thompson Park is open weekends and holidays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April to October, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. November to March. Motorized vehicles and pets are not permitted. 14 15 Tommy Thompson Park Wildlife Viewing and Reporting Policy Tommy Thompson Park Urban Wilderness Principles To protect wildlife and ensure that the park’s ecological integrity, • All actions must be in accord with the Tommy Thompson Park the following policies will be enforced: Revised Master Plan, 1992 · Do not engage in any activities that disturb or affect the natural • Park activities do not have an overall negative impact on the behaviours of wildlife. natural resources, and passive recreational activities are the focus; · Pets are not permitted in the park. • Ecological communities are formed through natural succession with strategic habitat enhancements; · Access to colonial waterbird nesting sites is strictly restricted from April to September. • Appropriate adaptive management takes place to ensure habitat and species protection, while minimizing human disturbance; · The use of recordings (playbacks) is not permitted. • General visitor experiences are natural and self-guided; · Feeding or baiting of wildlife is strictly prohibited. • Signage and amenities are minimal; · Do not interfere with research operations. • What you carry in with you is also carried back out; · Watercraft are restricted from the confined disposal facilities (CDFs). • Unauthorized private motor vehicle access is prohibited; · All boaters are to refrain from approaching waterfowl. • Pets are prohibited; and · Do not approach animals that you believe to be sick or orphaned. See www.torontowildlifecentre.com or call 416-631-0662 for advice. • Admission is free. · When observing or photographing wildlife stay at least 5 metres away (12 metres for owls). Tommy Thompson Park / Leslie Street Spit Bird Checklist 4th Edition · When photographing owls never use flash. Committee Members: John Carley, Ann Gray, Don Johnston, Anne Marie · When observing wildlife, especially owls, observe in small groups, Leger, Karen McDonald, Garth Riley and Ian Sturdee. move slowly and speak quietly. · Do not report same day sightings of species at risk on the internet The publication of this checklist is made possible through the generous or birding hotlines. Species at Risk should be reported to the MNR donations from several private donors and Friends of the Spit (www. Natural Heritage Information Centre (www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ friendsofthespit.ca), an advocacy organization that has been involved Business/NHIC) with the Spit for many years. · Do not report sightings of breeding/overwintering sites (i.e., bird nests, den sites, hibernacula, etc.) on the internet or birding hotlines at anytime. · If you see a person or group disturbing wildlife call the TTP staff line (416-990-8058 during public open hours) or the TRCA general line (416-661-6600 press “0” for immediate assistance). Wildlife crimes can also be reported to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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