Item REF.2023.005 - Whimbrel Point

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Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Whimbrel Point

General material designation

  • Object

Level of description

Item

Reference code

CA LGIC REF-REF.2023.005

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • Unknown (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

REF.2023.005: Informational Sign

Archival description area

Scope and content

Light brown wooden rectangle sign. The right side has a slightly diagonal (shorter at the top, and extends towards bottom). The left side is slightly diagonal (extends farther at the bottom and goes inward at the middle) with a protruding rectangle at ... »

Notes area

Language and script note

Mark / Inscription text: Whimbrel Point      
Mark / Inscription type: Title     
Mark / Inscription description:      
Mark / Inscription technique: Painted, black ink      
Mark / Inscription position: On front, centre    
Mark / Inscription language: ... »

Accompanying material

Whimbrel Point is located within Colonel Samuel Smith Park. A whimbrel is a large type of shorebird which breeds in Northern Canada and the arctic. The Toronto Ornithological Club and many volunteers visit this point in the last couple of weeks in May ... »