Yesterday’s Spring
Bird Festival was a tremendous success. The weather cooperated once the morning
fog lifted and the rain overnight ensured there were lots of interesting
warblers still resting and feeding in the park for us all to enjoy. The CCFEW bird walks yielded many varieties.
The
Art, Photography and Nesting Box Building booths run by Friends of Sam Smith
Park were well attended. Eager children constructed twenty-five tree
swallow boxes and these will be installed on the Toronto Islands. Thanks to
John Hayes from the High Park Nature Centre for teaching the children
all about the need to provide nesting boxes to tree-cavity nesters who have
fewer old trees to use in urban areas as well as helping them to build them.
A
wonderful collage of children’s nature paintings was created by the youngsters with help from Don and Donna-Marie and this will be
on display soon at Birds and Beans café in Mimico.
George Raikou and
the other photographers showed their work and offered tips on taking successful nature
shots.
Much
appreciation must be given to the staff at City Parks and the Toronto
Region Conservation Authority for all their hard work. This second
annual Sam Smith Park Spring Bird Festival establishes our park as the
best nature park to visit in the west end of the city.
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