I couldn't resist hawk watching today as the conditions this morning seemed perfect for a good flight.
Between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m Terrie Smith and I watched the spectacle as 2205 hawks/vultures streamed over my house in Ajax. When the winds shifted south, the flight abruptly stopped. Included were: 2158 Broad-winged Hawks 26 Sharp-shinned Hawk (including one that "dropped in" to dine on one of my now ex-goldfinches) 4 Red-tailed Hawks 4 Bald Eagles (1, 2 and 3 year olds - no adults) 1 Osprey 3 American Kestrels 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 7 Turkey Vultures Also seen were 2 pipits and a Philadelphia Vireo amongst sundry other birds Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
