{"id":3323,"date":"2012-05-24T17:39:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/?page_id=3323"},"modified":"2012-05-24T17:43:47","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:43:47","slug":"the-illustrated-guide-to-toronto-island-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/the-illustrated-guide-to-toronto-island-wildlife","title":{"rendered":"The Illustrated Guide to Toronto Island Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Juvenile<\/a><\/p>\n

The Toronto Islands<\/strong> are a veritable paradise for wildlife. \u00a0Less than two kilometres from the downtown core of Canada’s largest city, beavers chew, turtles bask, toads sing, herons fish, and mink run wild. \u00a0Projecting south from the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario, it’s one of the primary stopping points for migratory species crossing the lake, and a permanent home to geese and ducks of all sorts, beavers, mink, muskrats, and more. Arctic ducks make their home here in the winter, replaced by herons, songbirds, and vast numbers of cormorants and gulls in the summer.<\/p>\n

The Illustrated Guide to Toronto Island Wildlife<\/em><\/strong> is not currently comprehensive, but is a growing repository of photography and information about the diverse wildlife that inhabits this sandy archipelago. \u00a0So many species call the Island home, in fact, that this is a multi-year project with new material being added all the time. \u00a0Some species, like the American beaver, are relatively easy to find, while green herons and snowy owls are extremely rare.<\/p>\n

\"Painted<\/a>\"Northern<\/a>\"Stained<\/a>\"Mink<\/a><\/p>\n

Above, from left to right:<\/strong> painted turtles, northern pike, beaver, and mink all call the Toronto Islands home. \u00a0Top<\/strong>: \u00a0a juvenile black-crowned night heron caught in sunset light.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Species list and migratory status.<\/p>\n

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Species List and Migratory Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/strong><\/td>\nSpecies<\/strong><\/td>\nRarity<\/strong><\/td>\nStatus<\/strong><\/td>\nActive<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birds<\/strong><\/td>\nBlack-crowned night heron<\/a><\/td>\nCommon<\/td>\nMigratory<\/td>\nMarch to October<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTrumpeter Swan<\/td>\nUncommon<\/td>\nStopover<\/td>\nSpring \/ Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mammals<\/strong><\/td>\nAmerican Beaver<\/td>\nCommon<\/td>\nPermanent<\/td>\nYear-Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMink<\/td>\nCommon<\/td>\nPermanent<\/td>\nYear-Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Islands are a veritable paradise for wildlife. \u00a0Less than two kilometres from the downtown core of Canada’s largest city, beavers chew, turtles bask, toads sing, herons fish, and mink run wild. \u00a0Projecting south from the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario, it’s one of the primary stopping points for migratory species crossing the lake, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P12lm4-RB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3323"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3323"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3529,"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3323\/revisions\/3529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seantamblyn.com\/lagoonreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}