Yesterday, Sept. 9th Bob Tyler, Jenny Bull, Margaret Liubavicius and I birded Ward’s, Algonquin and Snake Islands on a cloudy and drizzly day and though the day started slow bird wise it ended quite well and below are some of the birds we found. Great Blue Herons, 2 Ospreys, an adult Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, American Kestrel, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swifts, 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 3 Belted Kingfishers, 10 Downey Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, Eastern Wood-Pewees including an adult bird feeding fledglings, Yellow-bellied, Alder, Willow and Least Flycatchers, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina and House Wrens, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Veerys, Hermit and Swainson’s Thrushes, Gray Catbirds including young birds, Cedar Waxwings, Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, 5 Great-crested Flycatchers, 16 Warbler species, Tennessee, Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape-May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Pine, Bay-breasted, and Blackpoll, Wilson’s, Northern Parulas, American Redstarts and Common Yellowthroats, 3 Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks plus approx. 20 Monarch Butterflies. Note:- Both washrooms are open on Ward's as is the one at the city side of the docks but the washroom on the ferry is closed due to Corvid. Some but not all of the water fountains are working but you can obtain water in the washrooms. There is also a washroom at the Island Fire Station west of the ferry dock. There are no washrooms or fountains on Algonquin Island and no washrooms on Snake Island but on Snake Island there is a water drinking fountain and a water fountain for filling a bucket or pail plus there are 4 Fire Pits and 4 Picnic Sites. I don't know if a permit is required but you may want to check at https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/3536/index.html The Riviera Café just east of the bridge onto Algonquin Island (west of the ferry dock) is open 7 days a week but this could change so you may want to check at https://www.islandriviera.com/ The Island Café straight out from the ferry dock is closed until further notice. The number of Island visitors has decreased since labour Day but the number of frisbie players on Ward’s Island seemed to have increased so be alert in the course area. Masked are mandatory on the ferries. Another Note:- The Island ferry schedules are still on the modified Summer schedule and this schedule is posted on the city side docks and the Island side docks. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON