[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (21 Nov 2011) 313 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8640 38659 Osprey 0 0190 Bald Eagle 2 14208 Northern Harrier 0105 1214 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0151 13230 Cooper's Hawk2 41450 Northern Goshawk 1 11 32 Red-shouldered Hawk 14306954 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 73020 Red-tailed Hawk275 2717 4712 Rough-legged Hawk2 18 27 Golden Eagle 9 68215 American Kestrel 0 3 5090 Merlin 0 2151 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 39 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 0 1 Total: 313 4077 138192 -- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 3.75 hours Official Counter:Jim Dunn Observers:Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to Jim and Keith for getting the count they did today under such challenging viewing conditions. Weather: Winds were light from the E and ENEvery cool with a high of just 4C. Lower humidity encouraged the birds to move...but unfortunately, there was virtually no clouds in the sky making sighting the birds very difficult. Raptor Observations: Probably a great flight. An impossible clear blue sky and an extremely high flight path. We definitely missed many more birds than we counted and id'd. The observed birds were only visible due to some small clouds that formed and just as quickly disappeared or contrails that formed for a few minutes. The flight was quite good today with a total of 313 birds tallied. The bulk of the flight was Redtails (275)...with a few Red-shoulders (14) and a couple of Roughlegs. Another N. Goshawk sailed by...along with a couple of Cooper's Hawks. The real highlight...9 more Golden Eagles...with 7 during the hour from 12-1. Non-raptor Observations: For a non-raptor count we had Bluebirds, Pipits, Horned Larks, 7 Swans, Mixed Blackbird flocks (Grackles, Redwings). Keith had 2 Sulphurs at the cliff and later, we had another Sulphur right out in front at the B&B. Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (21 Nov 2011) 310 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 54 1838 33658 Osprey 0 1203 Bald Eagle 1 12193 Northern Harrier 3117928 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1108 13067 Cooper's Hawk 17174 1042 Northern Goshawk 0 9 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 35335491 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk192 2149 3094 Rough-legged Hawk2 13 25 Golden Eagle 5 68108 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6135 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 79 Unknown Accipiter0 15 65 Unknown Buteo0 20 49 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Black Vulture0 1 1 Total: 310 4886 101479 -- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter:Sarah Rupert Observers:Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Visitors: One hunter came up to check out what we do on the tower. Weather: Mostly sunny throughout the day, with a few clouds in the early afternoon. Winds were NE to NNE throughout, ranging from 5-15 km/h. High temperature of 9C Raptor Observations: It was a great day for red-tailed movement, including a Krider's in the morning hours. The first adult Golden Eagles of the season were noted late this afternoon. A Peregrine Falcon was seen flying east early in the day. Non-raptor Observations: A Common Raven was a nice surprise in the morning. Other observations include: Pied-billed Grebe - 5, Double-crested Cormorant - 8, Great Blue Heron - 5, Tundra Swan - 20, Mute Swan - 30, Canada Goose - 50, Wood Duck - 1, Green-winged Teal - 1, American Black Duck - 20, Mallard - 100+, Northern Pintail - 50, Blue-winged Teal - 2, Northern Shoveler - 50, Gadwall - 50, American Wigeon - 12, Common Goldeneye - 20, Red-breasted Merganser - 6, Ruddy Duck - 6, American Coot - 300+, Boneparte's Gull - 12, Ring-billed Gull - 15, Belted Kingfisher - 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker -1, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 1, Horned Lark - 23, Common Raven - 1, American Crow - 3000+, Black-capped Chickadee - 1, Brown Creeper - 1, Carolina Wren - 1, American Pipit - 2, Cedar Waxwing - 12, European Starling - 50, Northern Cardinal - 2, Song Sparrow -1, Swamp Sparrow - 1, White-throated Sparrow - 1, Dark-eyed Junco - 12, Snow Bunting - 50, Red-winged Blackbird - 12, Rusty Blackbird - 1, Common Grackle - 3, blackbird spp - 40, Purple Finch - 3, Pine Siskin - 12, American Goldfinch - 591. Predictions: Partly cloudy with east winds in the morning, could produce some migration, before rain starts in the afternoon. Report submitted by Sarah Rupert (tana...@sympatico.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (20 Nov 2011) 322 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 150 1784 33604 Osprey 0 1203 Bald Eagle 3 11192 Northern Harrier 9114925 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3107 13066 Cooper's Hawk7157 1025 Northern Goshawk 1 9 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 31300456 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk104 1957 2902 Rough-legged Hawk0 11 23 Golden Eagle 4 63103 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6135 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 79 Unknown Accipiter0 15 65 Unknown Buteo 10 20 49 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Black Vulture0 1 1 Total: 322 4576 101169 -- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter:Olga Klekner Observers:Chris Craft, Claude Radley, Dennis Gidge, Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy, John Craft, Paul Pratt, Roland Klekner Weather: Winds were moderate from the northwest, with mostly cloudy conditions throughout the day. Temperatures stayed steady around 10C for most of the day, though dropping slightly through the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A good movement of Red-tailed Hawks was noted through the entire morning into the early afternoon. Red-shouldered were also noted and 4 Golden Eagles in the last two hours of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan - 52, Canada Goose - 210, Belted Kingfisher - 2, American Pipit - 4, Cedar Waxwing - 21, European Starling - 3000+, Red-winged Blackbird - 42, Common Grackle - 30, Purple Finch - 3, American Goldfinch - 345. Predictions: North east winds will bring in more raptors. Report submitted by Sarah Rupert (tana...@sympatico.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (21 Nov 2011) 301 Raptors
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 57 1266 52700 Osprey 0 0 85 Bald Eagle 7 39219 Northern Harrier 3 32256 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 91 5325 Cooper's Hawk5 81732 Northern Goshawk 1 9 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 24221425 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 195858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk190 1745 3581 Rough-legged Hawk2 11 19 Golden Eagle 8 65160 American Kestrel 0 2664 Merlin 0 1 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 21 Unknown Accipiter1 5 61 Unknown Buteo1 19 60 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 1 14 38 Total: 301 3606 260257 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter:Jonathan Stein Observers:Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Not a one. Weather: Today was absolutely gorgeous, cool and crisp with a touch of sunshine warming us ever-so-slightly. The skies were mostly clear. A few clouds drifted in and out throughout, providing a helpful spotting background much of the time. Lighting was just about perfect. The wind was moderate and out of the northeast. Raptor Observations: First bird of the day: golden eagle. Second bird of the day: red-shouldered hawk. Third bird of the day: golden eagle. Fourth bird of the day: red-shouldered hawk. And it only got better from there. The first two hours of the watch were the most active we've had in some time. Six more golden eagles were seen in addition to those first two. Red-tailed hawks also asserted themselves in a big way, moving through in waves of 5-10 birds in the early morning. In the afternoon, when things were a little quieter, we got some great looks at another northern goshawk and some nice scope looks at two distant rough-legged hawks, one dark morph and one light morph. Red-tailed hawks made another big push during the last hour with many birds crossing right overhead. Non-raptor Observations: More than 10,000 American crows moved through during the first two hours. At one point, there were four brown creepers chasing each other around in the spruce behind us. That was fun to watch. Other than that, not much else of note. Predictions: Overcast. A small chance of light showers in the morning and a 90 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. The wind will be moderate to strong and again out of the northeast. We'll see if there's anything on the move in the morning because the afternoon is looking like a washout. Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (jonathanjst...@gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) 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 is 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.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For informatio
[Ontbirds] Snowy owl mississauga
Relocated Jim Watt's Owl east of Syncor viewed looking west from watersedge park at base of Meadow wood rd (just west of RATTRAY Mark Cranford -- Sent from my Palm Pre ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl at Lakeside Park, Mississauga
Hi There is a young Snowy Owl now perched on the Suncor Energy pier at the foot of Southdown Rd. on the lakeshore in Mississauga. It is best viewed from the waterfront trail on the east side of Lakeside Park which is just to the west of the Suncor plant. Good luck Jim Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] York Region Birds P.S.
Although I had no luck searching for Snowy Owls this weekend Charles L. emailed me to say he had one on Ravenshoe Rd. (SW Keswick) Tuesday Nov. 15. Irving Himel had a Snow Goose on Kennedy St. north of Glenwoods Ave. in Keswick on Saturday; Bruce Brydon rediscovered the same bird on Sunday and had two more Snow Geese at Sibbald Point the same day. Ron Fleming, Newmarket York Region is halfway between Toronto and Barrie. Keswick is on the south shore of Lake Simcoe. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
