HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (16 Sep 2003) Raptor counts (total=875)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2003 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 33258258 Osprey 4 91 91 Bald Eagle 10 40 40 Northern Harrier17 94 94 Sharp-shinned Hawk 239 1797 1797 Cooper's Hawk6 40 40 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 143 1926 1926 Red-tailed Hawk 13 29 29 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 402773773 Merlin 6 35 35 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 875 5087 5087 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers:Jeff Schultz, Matt Pety, Raburn Howland Visitors: Brad Bolton Fred Kirn Joan Tisdale Karen Drabenstott Eleanor Nunley Weather: Today saw clear blue skies and light to moderate southwest winds, switching to moderate southeast in mid afternoon. Observations: The flight started very slowly but by noon had picked up considerably although the Broad-wing movement was still sporadic. The afternoon hours provided the best push of Kestrels of the season so far, including 188 in the 1pm to 2pm hour. Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ The primary site used by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area can be used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.smrr.net The stipend for the 2003 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Isabel
Further to Alan Wormington's message, the NOAA (National Weather Service) site http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_astorm13+shtml/162058.shtml? has so far predicted the track of Isabel to pass over western New York and then north over Toronto some time on Friday. Given the tendency of rarity fallouts to the east of the storm's track, birders would then best monitor the shoreline of Lake Ontario to the east of Toronto with perhaps the best possibilities at Presqu'ile P.P. and Prince Edward Point. Of course everyone going to this weekend's OFO Anual Meeting can always hope that Isabel takes dead aim at Toledo. Personally, I'm pulling for Port Stanley. We'll all know better on Friday where to stake ourselves to the beach this weekend. Good luck and batten down the hatches. Ron Ridout Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160 115 Front St. Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0 Phone: W:519-586-3531 Fax: 519-586-3532 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ron Ridout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
HSR: Cranberry Marsh (16 Sep 2003) Raptor counts (total=22)
Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2003 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 26 46 Osprey 5 50 78 Bald Eagle 0 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 9 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12292361 Cooper's Hawk0 4 10 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 5 21 Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 26 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5130145 Merlin 0 7 15 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 8 Unknown 0 12 23 Total: 22558754 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers:Dan Kaczynski, Dennis Barry, Hugh Peacock, Karl Jennewein Visitors: 12 observer-counters, 5 visitors Weather: after rains of late yesterday and a small cold front, the day was one of sun, mild SW wids, steady BP and 22C Observations: 5 Osprey, 12 Sharp-shinneds and 5 Kestrels Black-and-white Warbler, C.Yellowthroat,Palm W. Am.Redstart and red-eyed Vireo; very very many migrating Blue Jays streaming through in continuous lines for 2 hours. Hummingbirds are down to very few. Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Hurricane Isabel may strike Ontario
Ontario birders may want to prepare for the possibility that Hurricane Isabel may strike the Great Lakes. The storm is predicted to strike the Outer Banks of North Carolina late Thursday, then head inland to Lake Erie. If this happens there may be some excellent birding opportunities, similar to what happened in September 1996 with Hurricane Fran. A few points to keep in mind if Isabel reaches the Great Lakes: -- most rarities are found EAST of the storm's centre; -- few rarities are found while the storm is still raging; instead, many (most?) are found 1-3 days after the storm's passage (and often many days thereafter) -- walking beaches often turns up dead mega-rarities. The following web site provides an excellent update and images of Hurricane Isabel: http://www.instaweather.com/hurricane/ To see what might happen, click both "Track" and "Warnings" (to the left of the Map). Alan Wormington, Leamington The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Alan Wormington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
avocet at Guelph
The avocet was present and easy to locate this Tuesday morning at 10:00. Directions: The best way to get there from the 401: take the Highway 6 NORTH exit (Hanlon Expressway) and turn left at the first intersection onto County Road 34. Turn left again at the second opportunity onto County Road 35. There is a distinctive large brown house angled to face the intersection at this corner. The pond is easily seen on the left side of the road a short ways along. Happy birding Carol McKnight "Carol McKnight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Ottawa/Gatineau 15Sep03... American Avocet, Great Egret, Whimbrel, Hudsonian Godwit, Red Knot
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 15 September 2003 * ONOT0309.15 - Birds mentioned Common Loon GREAT EGRET Snow Goose American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer AMERICAN AVOCET Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT RED KNOT Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Water Pipit - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 15 September 2003 number: 613-860-9000 press 2 to report: 613-860-9000 press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compilers : Chris Lewis : Terry Higgins : Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE - SEP 15 2003 AT 9:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. While songbird migration has remained virtually a non-event in the Ottawa area, shorebirds have certainly become more interesting in the past week. The highlight was an AMERICAN AVOCET discovered at the Chesterville sewage lagoon on Sept. 14th. It was still present in the northern cells of the lagoon on the 15th. PLEASE NOTE that this is on PRIVATE PROPERTY - maintenance crews are on duty on week-days, and entry may be prohibited. Also at this lagoon on both the 14th and 15th there were approx. 20 Lesser Yellowlegs in the northern cells. On the 15th at the Winchester sewage lagoon, there was excellent habitat in the south-central cell - 9 species of shorebirds were here including approx. 15 Killdeers, 5 Semipalmated Plovers, 3 Greater and 57 Lesser Yellowlegs, approx. 15 Semipalmated and 2 Least Sandpipers, 1 Baird's Sandpiper, 8 Pectoral Sandpipers and 5 Stilt Sandpipers. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was reported from the base of Shirley's Bay dyke at noon on Sept. 13th ; it was searched for but not relocated the following day. A WHIMBREL found in the northeast cell of the St. Albert lagoon on Sept. 11 was seen here again on the 14th. One of the 2 juvenile RED KNOTS discovered at St. Albert on the 7th was still in the northeast cell on the 13th. The shorebird habitat on the west side of Shirley's Bay dyke continues to improve - on the 14th there were 9 species of shorebirds including 14 Pectoral and 1 Stilt Sandpiper. Other notable sightings included a GREAT EGRET at the Bruce Pit on Cedarview Rd. on the morning of Sept. 11th. It was not seen again, but an American Golden Plover was at this location on the 14th. American Pipits are starting to move through - 6 were seen at the Winchester lagoon on the 15th. From farther afield, at Lake Dore north of Eganville, a tight group of 25 Common Loons was on the lake on Sept. 14th. And, going back to the 10th, a single Snow Goose was on the Ottawa River between Britannia Park and Andrew Haydon Park - a sign of the season to come! Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
