[Ontbirds]Long Sault - Red-Necked Grebe
Birded the Long Sault Parkway this morning between 7:30-8:30. Spotted a RED-NECKED GREBE between Hoople and Dickinson Islands, on the north side of the parkway - fairly close. Thought I saw a pair of red-necked grebes last weekend in the same location, but they were too far out in the bay to confirm. This one was alone. Other birds along the parkway included: 1000+ CANADIAN GEESE, 100 GADWALL, an AMERICAN WIGEON, 50+/- COMMON MERGANSERS, 25 MALLARDS. Within the last week I have also seen a few BUFFLEHEAD and HOODED MERGANSERS, but none this morning. DIRECTIONS: The Long Sault Parkway is located south of Highway 2 between Long Sault and Ingelside. Entrances to the Parkway are off of Hwy 2 directly in Long Sault (exit 778 off of the 401) and just east of Ingleside. There are no entrance fees this time of year. Good birding, Wendy Heuvel. _ Say hello to the next generation of Search. Live Search try it now. http://www.live.com/?mkt=en-ca
[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (05 Nov 2006) 547 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 186760 25382 Osprey 1 3276 Bald Eagle 3 10337 Northern Harrier25108 1788 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18192 14785 Cooper's Hawk7 39570 Northern Goshawk 0 8 47 Red-shouldered Hawk 22282726 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 43083 Red-tailed Hawk272 1167 3212 Rough-legged Hawk0 7 22 Golden Eagle11 41 91 American Kestrel 0 8 5076 Merlin 2 6232 Peregrine Falcon 0 0101 Unknown 3 38 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 547 2634 95768 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Ches Caister Observers:Colin Horstead, Dave Verkley, Fran Rew, Jason McGuire, Jim Landau, Karen Landau, Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks again to Jim and Karen Landau along with Fran Rew who stuck around for a 2nd day to help out. Also thanks to Phil Waggett who also helped along with many of the usual crew. Weather: Moderate S winds and a bit warmer with temp hovering around 10C for most of the count period. Cloud cover ranged from 30% to 75%. Raptor Observations: Pretty much as expected ...a repeat of the previous day flight...total of 547 birds tallied. Highlights were 11 more Golden Eagles...still seeing quite a few Northern Harriers (with a few males making an appearance). Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Site Description: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie Directions to site: From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury (Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue down gravel road to viewing area. From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south, through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas; you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to the right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley. As you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road with a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to the first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line. Follow Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at Hawkes Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (06 Nov 2006) 105 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 33793 25415 Osprey 0 3276 Bald Eagle 2 12339 Northern Harrier16124 1804 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4196 14789 Cooper's Hawk1 40571 Northern Goshawk 0 8 47 Red-shouldered Hawk 12294738 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 43083 Red-tailed Hawk 32 1199 3244 Rough-legged Hawk1 8 23 Golden Eagle 4 45 95 American Kestrel 0 8 5076 Merlin 0 6232 Peregrine Falcon 0 0101 Unknown 3 38 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 105 2739 95873 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers:Alf Rider, Jan Niewiadomski, Mary Carnahan, Mike Kirchin, Rebecca Vile, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: A few visitors again today with Rebecca Vile from T.O. and for a bit at the start Mary and Herman Brand with friend Jim...Mike and Jan from Hamilton (thanks guys for the comic relief on a slow day!!)...Alf Rider, Mary Carnahan and Ronnie Goodhand. Weather: A very nice day weatherwise today...much warmer temp to 14C...moderate S winds however pushed the birds northward away from the counters. Lots of cloud cover initially ...then breaking out to mostly sunny skies. Raptor Observations: A slower flight today and difficult to see the birds with mostly blue skies. However, still managed to get 105 birds including 4 more Golden Eagles and a Dark morph Roughleg (thanks Alf :) Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Site Description: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie Directions to site: From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury (Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue down gravel road to viewing area. From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south, through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas; you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to the right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley. As you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road with a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to the first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line. Follow Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at Hawkes Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
[Ontbirds]Long Pt Waterfowl and a Request for Sharp Eyes
Tundra Swans have moved into the Long Pt area in large numbers over the past week with many easily observed in the Big Creek NWA. In addition, several thousand ducks of a number of species can be seen on Long Pt. Inner Bay just off the Port Rowan overlook or from the overlook at BSC's HQ property. Interestingly, while many species of waterfowl are here in good numbers, both species of scaup are so far, to a large extent, conspicuously absent. With scaup in mind, BSC biologists have the following request of any Ontbirders living in the area of Strathroy. Any help would be appreciated. The Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund (LPWWRF) / Bird Studies Canada implanted a number of Lesser and Greater scaup with satellite transmitters during the spring of 2006 at Long Point and Hamilton Harbor to determine their migration pathways and chronology. Many of these birds are now en route or have returned to the lower Great Lakes region; their movements and current satellite locations can be viewed on the Scaup Tracker page of the LPWWRF website http://www.bsc-eoc.org/lpbo/lpwwrf.html. Recent data indicates that one of these birds (affectionately named Howard) is on the Strathroy sewage lagoons, southwest of town on Pike Road. LPWWRF researchers are very interested to know if anyone has observed this bird and can provide a report on its general behavior. This bird can be identified by the relatively inconspicuous black antennae protruding vertically from it's rear-end. If anyone has information on this bird please contact Dr. Shannon Badzinski - LPWWRF Scientist - at 519-586-3531 ext 220 / toll-free at 888-448-2473 or by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Ron Ridout Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan. ON N0E 1M0 519-586-3531 Ext 204 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (07 Nov 2006) 0 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0793 25415 Osprey 0 3276 Bald Eagle 0 12339 Northern Harrier 0124 1804 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0196 14789 Cooper's Hawk0 40571 Northern Goshawk 0 8 47 Red-shouldered Hawk 0294738 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 43083 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1199 3244 Rough-legged Hawk0 8 23 Golden Eagle 0 45 95 American Kestrel 0 8 5076 Merlin 0 6232 Peregrine Falcon 0 0101 Unknown 3 38 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 0 2739 95873 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: On my own today...but just a noteplease check out the Hawk Cliff Foundation website...I've now added several new pics of Golden Eagles and other species that will show up in the slide show on the main page. Enjoy!! My thanks to all of those who've sent me their photos for posting on the HCF website. :) Weather: Rain today with complete overcast and no end in sight. Temps still warmer with high to 10C. Raptor Observations: No birds at all in the rain...no surprise there!! Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Wenesday is looking like it will be SW winds and overcast so not sure how much of a flight we'll see. However, the end of this week is looking promising with predicted NW winds and Sunshine for Thursday and with NE winds and sunshine for Friday. Of course this could change completely by the time we get there!! Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Site Description: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie Directions to site: From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury (Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue down gravel road to viewing area. From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south, through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas; you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to the right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley. As you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road with a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to the first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line. Follow Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at Hawkes Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
[Ontbirds]Lapland Longspur, various geese, etc. - Ottawa
Hello Ontbirders It was a bit cooler and breezier today. But, it seems the birds are still arriving. This morning at Andrew Hayden Park, most of the usual characters were still there with increased numbers of Canada Geese and gulls. Most interesting was one Brant feeding with the canadas on the lawn between the bandstand and the playground. Also, one Purple Finch flew overhead. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo14.htm In a grassy field north of Brophy Road, (behind #4700) an interesting mix of geese foraged with 3 Clydesdale Horses. They included 1 Greater White-fronted Goose and 31 Snow Geese. The mix of Snow Geese included only 2 Greater and 1 juvenile White-morph Lesser. The remaining 28 were all Blue Morph Lesser including 6 juveniles. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony7.htm In a harvested field east of the corner of Eagleson and Akins (south of Fallowfield) a flock of about 400 Horned Larks included small numbers of Snow Bunting and Lapland Longspurs. The birds typically caused much frustration as they swirled into the air, back down, only to disappear into the furrows. Although I only cast my eyes on three longspurs, when they took to the air I could hear several calling - persistence perseverance helps. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony4.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 7 15:51:34 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.80])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5C6DD63A54 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 15:51:34 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 66573 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2006 20:51:34 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-Id:X-Mailer:Date:To:From:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=MXEAOXCiZvTOoNkdKUKLd88Ca/FQV39kuHo8GMRJiub5YBtBQaLvSrPwT29y9lVuiNqrZydMzxC5ph+KAB/qaPxK4+pgfN19CSZBydlNzRznJ6OJxwOuDhhlcELu0ZhawCgqXiqv4ZBtxSVwJ1UgKZcsiVAzjemwkAEywRkqFNg= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Bruce.rogers.com) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@207.164.233.48 with login) by smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Nov 2006 20:51:34 - Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:51:37 -0500 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: Bruce Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:51:35 - This article was in the Windsor Star. I thought=20 it would be of interest to this group. Point Pelee wind turbine proposal axed Brian Cross Windsor Star Tuesday, October 31, 2006 LEAMINGTON - A surge of opposition has diverted a=20 plan to put wind-powered turbines on the Point Pelee peninsula. Boris Vondrus of Advantis Energy confirmed on=20 Monday his company will respect the wishes=20 expressed quite passionately at a Saturday night=20 public meeting and look for a more bird-friendly=20 location for the turbines. We think we can find=20 a solution a lot of people will be positively pleased with. His Toronto-based company set up the meeting=20 Saturday to present its 10-megawatt project=20 employing four tall turbines erected between=20 Mersea Road B and C, a couple of kilometres north of Point Pelee National= Park. More than 50 people showed up. We told him it's a terrible plan for wind=20 turbines, and he backed off it right away, we're=20 quite impressed with his integrity, said Mike=20 Malone, the owner of Pelee Wings Nature Store. He=20 said most environmental people are opposed to the=20 project going anywhere on that Pelee peninsula,=20 stretching between Wheatley Harbour and Leamington Harbour. There's this tremendous movement of birds back=20 and forth outside of the park, said Malone, who=20 said he was impressed with Vondrus's response. To a lot of us, it's really good news. We have=20 an ethical developer here who seeks out the opinion of the people. Vondrus said his company will look for a new site=20 where the wind load is strong enough to make the=20 project, costing $16 million to $18 million, feasible. A much larger plan to put 119 wind turbines in=20 Lake Erie west of Point Pelee, one kilometre from=20 shore, resulted in a massive protest in=20 Leamington and Kingsville. Last month, Minister=20 of Natural Resources David Ramsay announced he=20 would not allow the bed of Lake Erie -- all of it=20 on the Canadian side
[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (07 Nov 2006) 1 Raptors
Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 0 2036 34668 Osprey 0 0111 Bald Eagle 0 4 99 Northern Harrier 0143922 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0210 9300 Cooper's Hawk0 76653 Northern Goshawk 0 8 22 Red-shouldered Hawk 0147223 Broad-winged Hawk0 1 7729 Red-tailed Hawk 1936 2058 Rough-legged Hawk0 10 16 Golden Eagle 0 5 15 American Kestrel 0 1 2103 Merlin 0 5121 Peregrine Falcon 0 6107 Unknown 1 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 1 3589 58162 -- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Visitors: Chris Saladin and her friend Annette from Lorain, OH optimistically made the long drive for naught. Weather: crummy Raptor Observations: one raptor in 4 hrs--better than zero! Non-raptor Observations: red-bellied w'pckr Predictions: totally weather dependent, BUT, there are still a lot of birds that need counting--they have got to come thru some time, so why not tomorrow? Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birds
Hi Everyone Yesterday, Nov.6th, my tour group observed 500+ Common Loons, most concentrated between the lighthouse and Owen Point. There was a major feeding frenzy among the Common Loons and Red-breasted Mergansers. Near the lighthouse we observed a very late Cape May Warbler flycatching. Also, at Salt Point, we observed 6 Ruddy Ducks were resting on the water. good birding Bruce Directions: Presqu'ile is best reached by taking Cty Rd. 30 south from Hwy 401 through the town of Brighton. Once in town, follow the Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
[Ontbirds]Algonquin Birds
Hello Ont. Birders, My tour group had a great morning birding the trails off Highway 60 in Algonquin Park. Along Arowhon Rd. and the old railroad bed to Wolf Howl Pond, we had 2 Three-toed Woodpeckers and 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers. A total of 7 Boreal Chickadees and 6 Gray Jays were observed in the same area. Finch activity was active, with 250+ Pine Siskin, 150 American Goldfinch, 100+ Purple Finch and both White-winged and Red Crossbill. At Spruce Bog Trail we found, 2 Gray Jay at the parking lot and a male Spruce Grouse on the opposite side of the highway. Along the Lake Opeongo Rd. we observed 2 Gray Jays and at Opeongo Lake there was a late immature Double-crested Cormorant. Good Birding Bruce Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
[Ontbirds]Pembroke: Harlequin Duck
Hi Everyone, Late this afternoon, at Morrison Island on the Ottawa River we observed a male Harlequin Duck. Since 1994, this site has been a key location for the Harlequin Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye has been a regular since the early 70's. Good birding, Bruce Directions: To reach Morrison Island from Ottawa take Hwy.417/17 north to the first Pembroke exit, follow the road to the turn off for Hwy.148 to Quebec. You will see the rapids between Morrison and Allumentes Islands. Park east of bridge and walk back. If you require additional information please email me privately. Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
[Ontbirds]Reqquest for Trumpeter Swan reports
I have been informed by Bev Kingdon and Harry Lumsden that the Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction Program is winding down. Cygnets are no longer being released. Harry and Bev are asking that all and any reports of Trumpeter Swans be sent to them (not Ontbirds). Please include number of birds, date, time, location and band numbers if visible. Include colour of both the tag and number, tag type (wing, collar, etc). Harry Lumsden's email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bev Kingdon's email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information we supply the program will go a long way in helping to keep track of the general well-being of the Trumpeter population. -- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ont. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 8 17:11:07 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP02.CEZ.ICE (bayc1-pasmtp02.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.162])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A767E63C18 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:11:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Originating-IP: [64.230.98.40] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from sympatico.ca ([64.230.98.40]) by BAYC1-PASMTP02.CEZ.ICE over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 8 Nov 2006 14:11:06 -0800 Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:07:25 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) From: Tony Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Nov 2006 22:11:06.0431 (UTC) FILETIME=[C97BBCF0:01C70382] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-backed Woodpecker, Brant - Ottawa X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:11:07 - Hello Ontbirders By braving the drizzle this morning, we were rewarded with a few interesting birds. 12 Brant were feeding with the canadas on the lawn of Andrew Hayden Park, often fairly close to Carling Avenue and the bicycle paths. One bird later separated from the group. But, remained feeding in the area. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo14.htm After an unproductive hike along the trail off Kerwin Road, at around noon, upon returning to our vehicles at the entrance to the trail, we saw a beautiful male Black-backed Woodpecker. It flew in from the opposite side of the road, worked a tree for less than a minute, then flew southeast deep into the woods. There were no detectable finch flights this morning. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/dun4.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 8 17:50:26 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from taiga.com (mail.taiga.com [204.11.32.182]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1220B63BE6 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:50:26 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 5407 invoked by uid 30); 8 Nov 2006 22:44:44 - Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 08 Nov 2006 17:11:44 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (08 Nov 2006) 27 Raptors X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:50:26 - Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 0 2036 34668 Osprey 0 0111 Bald Eagle 0 4 99 Northern Harrier 5148927 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9219 9309 Cooper's Hawk6 82659 Northern Goshawk 0 8 22 Red-shouldered Hawk 2149225 Broad-winged Hawk0 1 7729 Red-tailed Hawk 3939 2061 Rough-legged Hawk0 10 16 Golden Eagle 0 5 15 American Kestrel 0 1 2103 Merlin 0 5121 Peregrine Falcon 0 6107 Unknown 2 3 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total:
