tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post2847458980111730626..comments2023-08-20T10:49:09.928-04:00Comments on Don Watcher: Winter Walk in the DonDonwatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14196127953849417904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-33495791273095866782007-03-22T14:56:00.000-04:002007-03-22T14:56:00.000-04:00A couple of comments: A few weeks back I saw simil...A couple of comments: A few weeks back I saw similar rabbit tracks around Beechwood, and followed them... all the way to a quite startled cottontail rabbit. The tracks also led to some very well chewed young sumac. <BR/><BR/>On March 18 I saw what I later tentatively identified as common goldeneye ducks in the Don, both males and females. I remember seeing them last spring as well, but never during the summer. Perhaps they're just passing through town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-16059096096973219082007-03-21T09:04:00.000-04:002007-03-21T09:04:00.000-04:00If the nest is 4cm in diameter and not 4inches, it...If the nest is 4cm in diameter and not 4inches, it's far too small for a sparrow...perhpas a hummingbird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-23507968902093457172007-03-15T21:03:00.000-04:002007-03-15T21:03:00.000-04:00I've consulted my favourite expert (hi Dad!) and h...I've consulted my favourite expert (hi Dad!) and he says that's a sparrow's nest -- perhaps a white-throated sparrow.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939992613962030099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-58662169811473500012007-03-11T22:15:00.000-04:002007-03-11T22:15:00.000-04:00Also... that first strange track in the snow is a ...Also... that first strange track in the snow is a rabbit of some kind, if memory serves me correctly.<BR/><BR/>With the huge rabbit population explosion last year, I'm not surprised there's more coyotes... more big birds too, plenty of tasty little bunnies for both.<BR/><BR/>Might have seen real hares too, but then again, maybe I just saw full sized rabbits sitting alert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-8124696562521234342007-03-09T13:47:00.000-05:002007-03-09T13:47:00.000-05:00Best place to see ducks in the Don is down by the ...Best place to see ducks in the Don is down by the Redway Road sewage treatment plant (in CW). There's an effluent pipe near the parking lot by the trails, and with the constant outflow of warmer water, the ducks hangout there year round. Sometimes in quite sizeable groups too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com