[Ontbirds]Ottawa- American Golden-Plover etc
At 1 pm today, on the sand/rock spit in the quarry pond on the north side of Giroux Road, there were 17 American Golden-Plovers, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper and one Greater Yellowlegs. Directions courtesy Larry Neily: Giroux Quarry Ponds: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/merblu11.htm Heather Pickard Connie Denyes Rick Collins ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Haldiman Birds
A drive about the back roads of Haldiman produced flocks of migrating flocks of birds. Large number of KILLDEER were in many fields. In a field with standing water on Concession 3, west of Cheapside, hundreds were in the field, most being 1st year birds. (See photo of bird watching a hawk overheadhttp://ontfin.com/Birds/displayimage.php?album=373pos=21). They were joined by several pair of WILSON'S SNIPE. Across the road, a newly ploughed field was being worked by hundreds of AMERICAN PIPITS, more than I've ever seen in one place before (See photoshttp://ontfin.com/Word/american-pipit/). They were joined by HORNED LARKS and a few SAVANNAH SPARROWS. An Immature GREAT BLUE HERON used an interesting herding behavior to harvest some small fish. (You can see his plumage details herehttp://ontfin.com/Word/immature-great-blue-heron/ .) WILD TURKEY seems to be quite common in groups of 7-8, and the field directly north of the power plant seems to be a reliable spot to spot them. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD have also become easy to see with birds scattered throughout. Along the lakeshore a small number of SANDERLINGS were seen as well as the occasional GREATER YELLOWLEGS. Several groups of HORNED GREBES were offshore as were SCAUP SP. and a few BUFFLEHEAD. Raptors have not appeared in large numbers as yet, The common RED-TAILED HAWK were almost all adults (See photohttp://ontfin.com/Birds/displayimage.php?album=262pos=9) who haven't been joined by the immature birds yet. Good numbers of NORTHERN HARRIER worked the fields and AMERICAN KESTREL were common. The fields south of Rainham Road, west of Dunnville, hosted several huge flocks of blackbirds, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, GRACKLES, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and STARLINGS. It is an amazing sight to see thousands of these birds, especially when they suddenly take flight. -- Harold Stiver Paris, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ontfin.com/ http://ontfin.com/Word/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]15 Snow Geese- Campbellford Trent River Ontario
There are 15 Snow Geese all white morphs, 5 adults and 10 juveniles on the Trent River in Campbellford. They are moving around but have been frequently seen in a 2km stretch from bridge. They are sometimes mixed in with about 25 Canada Geese. They have been in this area for a week now. Sorry about the late posting I just signed on with ONTBIRDS recently. Campbellford is a 30 minute drive from Brighton north on hwy 30. Once in Campbellford go past bridge on Queen St. follow for 2km and search on right side along the Trent River. Good luck Lucky birding, Sarah Petrasek ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] 15 Snow Geese-Campbellford Trent River Ontario- 22 October
There are 15 Snow Geese all white morphs, 5 adults and 10 juveniles on the Trent River in Campbellford. They are moving around but have been frequently seen in a 2km stretch from bridge. They are sometimes mixed in with about 25 Canada Geese. They have been in this area for a week now. Sorry about the late posting, I just signed on with ONTBIRDS recently. Campbellford is a 30 minute drive from Brighton north on hwy 30. Once in Campbellford go past bridge on Queen St. follow for 2 km and search on right side along the Trent River. Good luck. Lucky birding, Sarah Petrasek ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] a fall spectacle--close-up GOLDEN EAGLE AMONG 217 MIGRATING RAPTORS; BUFFLEHEAD, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, PINE SISKINS, ETC. AT CRANBERRY--OCT.22/08
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON Wed. Oct.22/08 Observation time: 0800-1500EST Coordinator: Doug Lockrey Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Jim Fairchild, Jim Skene, Rosemary Harris, Joyce Collier-Brown, Karl Jennewein, Charlie Adey, Alex Dobson, Paul McGee Medium NW, with periodic NE winds, excellent thermals (TUV=3), and rising BP, we knew we would have a good flight. Indeed, up to 11amEST only 27 came through, including a sub-adult Bald Eagle. Over the next 3+ hours it was great to visualize hawks on high thermals as they came off the lake from Thickson Pt. I thank the sharp eyes of all of the above for helping me. Then, at 1:40pmEST our first GOLDEN EAGLE arrived--what a sight--just 2 tree-tops directly over our heads we had a marvelous view of the underwings of an adult bird. SEE THE TABLE below for the list of other raptors. Non-raptor highlights-- 1 SNOW GOOSE, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 8 PURPLE FINCHES, 1 E.MEADOWLARK, tree sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler, many PINE SISKINS, marsh wren, swamp sparrow, several juncos, golden-crowned kinglet, and, on the lake/lakefront---WILSON'S SNIPE, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, bufflehead, 2 blue-winged teals From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the lake to the second roadside parking area. From the 401 westbound--exit at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd. Species Oct.22 CountMonth Total Season Total -- -- - - Black Vulture(BV) 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture(TV) 85 2929 3194 Osprey(OS) 0 2 149 Bald Eagle(BE) 3 23 66 Northern Harrier (NH) 3 29 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS)6427 436 Cooper's Hawk (CH)3 48 105 Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk(RS)2 68 Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 02042 Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 108 433 474 Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 3 7 7 Golden Eagle(GE)1 1 1 American Kestrel (AK) 0 206 694 Merlin(ML)0 8 27 Peregrine Falcon (PG) 1 6 16 Unknown Accipiter (UA)2 9 12 Unknown Buteo (UB)0 3 6 Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle (UE) 00 0 Unknown Raptor(UR)0 11 39 TOTAL 217 4146 8351 - Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON ___ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] Fork-tailed Flycatcher - north of Point Pelee National Park - YES
Hi All I got a call again this afternoon that the Fork-tailed Flycatcher had been re-found around 3:30 pm. I arrived on D Concession around 4:45 pm to find the bird on the north side of the road, sitting in some trees along the ditch - it was just east of address marker 1802, directly across the road from a light blue barn, where the bird was first found earlier in the day. We watched the bird for a good 30 minutes, before it took off and flew north west into a some wooded area between Concession C and D. A couple of birders were walking through the fields along the hedgerow, hoping to catch up with the bird. There were still lots of grasshoppers and other insects along the roadside this afternoon. I will be checking out the site on my way into the park tomorrow morning and will post the results. Good birding everyone. Sarah Rupert Leamington ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Fork-tailed Flycatcher -- finder
Everyone, The Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Point Pelee today was found (and photographed) by Brad M. Ouellette, who lives close to NW Hillman Marsh. Not sure why the finder's name was not included in earlier postings. Alan Wormington, Leamington Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mDcGq0CfN42j9wstfWhILWaBBcHs8eC0ema9HKChpOM8Z8I/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Chatham-Kent------SNOWY Owl + Snow Buntings--Oct. 22
Greetings Birders : In spite of a beautiful Fall day here, perhaps Winter has arrived ! I received a phone call from Craig Anderson who was scouting for ducks. He had an early Snowy Owl in view--probably male juvenile, very heavily striped. He found the bird at 12:45 p.m. I arrived there a little later to see the bird. It was still there at 4:00 p.m. when I left. It was sitting quietly, about 20 to 30 m. from the dirt road, in a recently worked bean field. This was about 1/2 way down the road---Taylor Rd.--leading to Lake Erie. The bird was on the West side. Directions to follow . As a side note , there is a trail at the end of this road, that leads to the lake. Numerous ducks are there, as well as Scoters. Later in the afternoon, Craig had 2 Snow Buntings land on his duck blind, near Rondeau, about 300m off shore, in the Bay [ I think ]. On another note : A gentleman from Rondeau is writing an article / book pertaining to Rondeau Park--2008. He wishes to include a photo of the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher seen in May in the Park. If you have a photo of this bird, and are willing to have it published, please contact me privately. Thanks. Irene Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blenheim, ON Chatham-Kent Municipality Directions to Taylor Rd. : Taylor Rd. is found off # 3 H [ Talbot Trail ] just one Concession East of Morpeth in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. This is a short distance East of Rondeau Park. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Fork-tailed Flycatcher photo...
I've uploaded a photo of the Fork-tailed to www.stevepike.com/rarities.htmland forwarded to the well organized OFO rarities photo page: http://www.ofo.ca/photoalbums/current/index.html where it will also appear shortly. Thanks again Brad Ouellette, this one makes up for the one we all sorrily missed in December 2004! Good birding all, Steve Pike ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]A quick note about re-finding the Fork-tailed...
The bird had flown North from concession D towards concession C, landing in an isolated woodlot between concessions. Two birders attempted to re-find the bird first asking permission to walk the lane way to where we believed the bird had flown. Without knowing another house was located exactly where I figured it ended up but the property owner was annoyed with their presence on their property and threatened to call the police for trespassing even before they had a chance to ask for permission. Do not attempt to re-find the bird on private property, we're hoping it will re-appear tomorrow along the road on concession D where it was sheltered and seemed content with clear, close unobstructed views. Best, Steve ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (19 Oct 2008) 1071 Raptors
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 852 31332 32715 Osprey 0 21132 Bald Eagle 1 27 91 Northern Harrier 0 38125 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 1108 3400 Cooper's Hawk4102222 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 23 95 98 Broad-winged Hawk0 17 36216 Red-tailed Hawk132849972 Rough-legged Hawk0 3 3 Golden Eagle 4 12 12 American Kestrel 0 88397 Merlin 0 5 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 16 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total:1071 33706 74419 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter:Josh Haas Observers:Calvin Brennan, Darlene Friedman, Rodney Laura Visitors: Kara Haas Saul Hanft Richard and Ann Naber Genesee Audubon field trip Ron and Gloria Harkness Joy Barron Weather: After some early morning cloudiness and haze, conditions were sunny with high cirrus cloud cover. Winds were light from the west early in the day becoming initially south and then moderate from the southeast. Raptor Observations: Not altogether slow by most accounts, the day however was much less productive in terms of migration than the last several, not surprising given the conditions. Much of the TV movement was well to the north but at least folks got to see some of the Buteos that came overhead with some excellent views provided by both Red-tails and Red-shoulders. Unfortunately the four Golden Eagles seen were also well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (20 Oct 2008) 239 Raptors
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 217 31549 32932 Osprey 1 22133 Bald Eagle 2 29 93 Northern Harrier 0 38125 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1116 3408 Cooper's Hawk1103223 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 95 98 Broad-winged Hawk0 17 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 10859982 Rough-legged Hawk0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 12 12 American Kestrel 0 88397 Merlin 0 5 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 16 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 239 33945 74658 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter:Calvin Brennan Observers:Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine Visitors: Paul Cypher Ron Harkness Weather: Mostly sunny conditions prevailed during the morning hours with heavier cloud cover moving into the area in the afternoon as a frontal system approached from the west. This system is forecast to bring rain in the overnight and much colder temperatures after the passage of a cold front. Winds were moderate to fairly strong varying from west-southwest to southwest. Raptor Observations: Migration was very stagnant with even the vulture flight but a trickle compared to the movement over the last week. Non-raptor Observations: Kinglets of both species continue to be some of the most numerous birds in the area along with large numbers of Robins, White-throated Sparrows and goodly numbers of Hermit Thrushes and Rusty Blackbirds. Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (21 Oct 2008) 1270 Raptors
DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture1183 31184 31491 Osprey 0 1 11 Bald Eagle 2 17 46 Northern Harrier 0 39125 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6308 1078 Cooper's Hawk3 50131 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 41 45 Broad-winged Hawk0 19 285546 Red-tailed Hawk 70515607 Rough-legged Hawk0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 12 12 American Kestrel 0 72390 Merlin 0 2 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 5 Short-eared Owl 0 3 3 Total:1270 32269 319514 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter:Calvin Brennan Observers:Lathe Claflin, Rodney Laura Visitors: Saul Hanft Paul Cypher Mike Sefton Ron Harkness Will Webber Weather: After early morning cloudiness, gradual clearing was seen with mostly sunny conditions remaining throughout the balance of the day. Winds were fairly strong and brisk from the northwest varying somewhat to the west-northwest. Raptor Observations: After last nights rain and the passage of a cold front, today was perhaps a bit slower than anticipated with the flight mainly a TV and Red-tail event. I suspect that the front as it continued to move to the east blocked any large movement of raptors. Non-raptor Observations: Crows continued to move well today especially in the afternoon with some particularly large groups noted late in the day. With the strong west winds overnight, a large area of mudflat was in view at Pointe Mouillee today and hundreds of feeding gulls were present, mostly Ring-bills but also good numbers of Bonapartes. Shorebirds present included both Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer and most surprising, a possible Piping Plover. Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (22 Oct 2008) 3068 Raptors
DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture2607 33791 34098 Osprey 0 1 11 Bald Eagle 4 21 50 Northern Harrier 7 46132 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28336 1106 Cooper's Hawk 13 63144 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 51 92 96 Broad-winged Hawk0 19 285546 Red-tailed Hawk348863955 Rough-legged Hawk2 4 4 Golden Eagle 7 19 19 American Kestrel 0 72390 Merlin 1 3 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 13 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 5 Short-eared Owl 0 3 3 Total:3068 35337 322582 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter:Calvin Brennan Observers:Frank Kitakis, Rodney Laura, Ron Harkness, Terry Angevine Visitors: Saul Hanft Skip Zabel Weather: Skies were mainly sunny today with a some heavier cloud cover early in the day giving way to just high cirrus cloud. Winds were for the most part light and variable becoming light east-northeast by late morning and freshening to quite a stiff breeze later in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: After a very slow start, the flight was steady from late morning until late in the day. Red-tails and Red-shoulders had their best showings of the season so far with the flight being rounded out nicely by the 7 Golden Eagles tallied along with a couple of Rough-legs. A perched Merlin early in the day added to the days highlights of sightings. Non-raptor Observations: Today saw probably the largest Crow movement so far this fall with probably 10s of thousands of birds involved in todays flight. Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]eurasian widgeon
A eruasian widgeon was still present today in the Long Sault Parkway.It was in the first bay on north side just west of MacDonell Island in a group of American widgeons mixed with mallards,blacks and Gadwalls. Directions are easy from 401 go south at Long Sault through the traffic light and continue through the park entrance gate,pass Moulinette campsite and the next island is MacDonell.Go to the west end of same you will see a kiosk on the south side the bird was on the north side easyily visible from the causeway joining to the next westward island. Hans van der Zweep ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (22 Oct 2008) 1044 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 575 21101 21299 Osprey 0 12212 Bald Eagle 2 89233 Northern Harrier 8260572 Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 3324 8181 Cooper's Hawk5140195 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 42240240 Broad-winged Hawk0 12 100354 Red-tailed Hawk358 1219 1225 Rough-legged Hawk1 5 5 Golden Eagle 1 21 21 American Kestrel 0 1372 3792 Merlin 0 22 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 22 50 Unknown Accipiter0 0 7 Unknown Buteo0 1 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total:1044 27843 136488 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter:Colin Horstead Observers:Bill Smith, Dave Brown, Dave Verkley, Dave Weare, Don Taylor, Ed Taylor, Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy, Maris Apse, Mike Street, Phil Waggett Visitors: A tough day for everyone trying to spot the birds (understatement of the day!!)...a big thanks to our visitors Clive Hodder (Oakville), Kathy Knott, Lois Evans...and the usual suspects (see the list of observers / counters). Weather: BLue skies, blue skies and more blue skies!! OK...so viewing was difficult today to say the least. Winds were initially from the N but swung to NE for most of the day until the last couple of hours when it went quickly E and then S. Temp was VERY cool in the morning with a temp of just 2C but well below zero with the windchill. Lower humidity and steady high pressure. Raptor Observations: Despite the difficulty seeing the birds today the total was still impressive with 1044 birds tallied. Interestingly, since the day we got our first Golden Eagle this season, we've had at least one pass by the hawk watch each day since then. However, we almost missed out on one today...and a big thanks to Kathy Knott (who just got started into hawkwatching this season) for spotting a Golden Eagle crossing directly overhead! Another decent flight of buteos with Redtails (358), Red-shoulders (42) and a lone Roughleg...a nice dark-morph. Non-raptor Observations: Another good bird today was a Common Raven that flew directly overhead just a couple of hundred feet up...and it actually did a bit of soaring behind us after it had passed. Crows were passing through non-stop today...and there were plenty of blackbirds on the move as well. Predictions: With predicted E winds there might be a bit of a flight in the morning...but winds are then predicted to go SE which is our worst wind for any kind of flight. Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
