[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (21 Sep 2013) 412 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 19526526 Osprey 1 48 48 Bald Eagle 9165165 Northern Harrier 7157157 Sharp-shinned Hawk 144 3290 3290 Cooper's Hawk5183183 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 11 Broad-winged Hawk 136 48048 48048 Red-tailed Hawk 14245245 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel67694694 Merlin 4 56 56 Peregrine Falcon 5 13 13 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 1 7 7 Total: 412 53445 53445 -- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter:Dan Lumm Observers:Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner, Paul Pratt, Roland Klekner Visitors: Dozens attended the Hawk Festival on Saturday, including several first time visitors from Ontario and Michigan. Weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging from 16.5-20.4 C. 10 km/h W winds moved to NW at 15 km/h. Barometric pressure rose slowly from 29.61 to 29.67. We had a few drops of rain during the noon hour. Raptor Observations: Variety was the order of the day with 12 species of raptors highlighted by 5 Peregrine Falcons and our 7th Swainson's Hawk of the season! Non-raptor Observations: American Goldfinch led the the way with 72 individuals, followed by 70 European Starlings, 54 Tree Swallows, 47 Red-winged Blackbirds, and 37 Chimnney Swifts. Additional species included Mute Swan-35, Wood Duck-6, Blue-winged Teal, Great Egret, American Coot-60, Ring-billed Gull-23, Caspian Tern-3, Morning Dove-2, Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker-3, Barn Swallow-2, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2. 5 Monarchs. Predictions: Looks good! Partly cloudy skies with temperatures from 11-15 C. N-NE winds around 15km/hr should encourage migrants. Report submitted by Dan Lumm (northerngosh...@comcast.net) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose @ Reesor Pond
Previously reported Ross's Goose was still seen this morning at 6:45am when I got there. But it took off with a flock of Canada Geese at 7:25am. It may return later in the day to roost as it did before. Good luck. Reesor Pond is in Markham on the west side of Reesor Road south of Highway 7 and just north of Highway 407. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Snowy Egret at Tilbury
The Snowy Egret that has been present variously for the past few weeks at the Tilbury Sewage lagoons was again present this morning. Directions: the lagoons are accessed from Hwy 401 by getting off at exit 56 and going west on Mill Street to the first road (Edgefield Sideroad) and turning north. Follow this to the next road and make a right (east). The lagoons are on your right. Ken Burrell Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Dowitchers and shorebirds - Clairville Reservoir
Ontbirders - At 8:15am this morning, I found 2 long-billed dowitchers at the upper Claireville reservoir in Toronto. They were initially foraging with several yellowlegs just off the western mudflat, then flew across the reservoir to the eastern side. Other shorebirds present included american golden-plover, pectoral sandpiper, both greater and lesser yellowlegs, and a number of killdeer. Several great egret and great blue heron were also seen as well as the expected gulls, ducks and geese. A scope is helpful although probably not required for viewing any birds on the near mudflats but is necessary for ID-ing any shorebirds on the opposite (eastern) shoreline. Claireville reservoir is located in Toronto, just north of Pearson airport. Directions - take Hwy. 427 north to the Finch off-ramp. Turn left (west) onto Finch, then drive ~2km to the intersection of Finch and Kenview. Turn right at this traffic light into the Wild Water Kingdom parking lot and park on east side of the parking lot near the picnic areas. The gates into the parking lot were open and unmanned this morning so I assume there's no charge for parking at this time of year. Walk down past the picnic areas towards the trees and scrub bordering the reservoir. There aren't really many decent routes cutting through the scrub so you may have to beat your own path to the waterline. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Rusty Blackbirds
2 individuals found this morning in Alfred's sewage lagoons. They were found in cat tails on the North end. Cheers, Jacques Rochon ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit Mitchell's Bay, Chatham-Kent
No sign of the Purple Sandpiper today at the waterfront in Mitchell's Bay, however a Marbled Godwit is present. From the park, scan the bay to the north. The Godwit was feeding in shallow water where a group of Caspian Terns were roosting. Directions from Blake's post yesterday: Off highway 40 south of Wallaceburg, find Electric Line (west) (county road 42). Follow to Bear Line and make a short jog to the left over to Bay Line. Follow Bay Line straight into the village to the waterfront. A park and parking lot are on the right. Josh Vandermeulen joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Renfrew County: Lake Dore: Long-tailed Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, Little Gull, Northern Mockingbird
Hi Ontbirders Today, September 22nd, I spent 5 hours this morning birding the Lake Dore area. There were lots of flocks of Canada Geese migrating along with a few species of both diving and puddle ducks. Both the previously reported Long-tailed and Parasitic Jaegers were still present at 7:45a.m. but disappeared to the south after about 30 minutes. No Sabine's Gulls were found but a winter adult Little Gull was observed resting with 50+ Bonaparte's Gulls. At 11:15 a.m. a juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger was chasing Bonaparte's Gull off the boat launch at Biederman Park and disappeared at 11:30a.m. I left the area at noon without relocating any jaegers. An adult and 2 juvenile Northern Mockingbirds were observed feeding in an apple tree near Biederman Park. Other species of note included 4 Red-necked Grebe, 2 Horned Grebe, 1 imm. Bald Eagle, 30+ Palm Warbler, 2 Orange-crowned Warbler, 150+ Rusty Blackbird, and 8 White-crowned Sparrow. Directions: From Ottawa take 417 west to the second exit to Renfrew. South into Renfrew then west (at the Tim Horton's) on hwy 60 to Kelly's Corners then north on hwy 9 then slightly north on hwy 41 then west on Lake Dore Rd and look for a location where you have good sight lines over the lake. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Cell 613-715-2571 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch Sept. 22nd
Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch North Whitby, Ontario, Canada September 22nd. Species Totals Turkey Vulture = 4 Sharp-Shinned Hawk = 13 Broad-Winged Hawk = 51 Total = 68 Hours = 3.5 Observers = 2 Mike Williamson Martin Bence Winds NW 15kh Temp 12c Report submitted by Mike Williamson Info. on Iroquois can be found at thegreatertorontohawkwatch.com site. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (21 Sep 2013) 238 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 97833833 Osprey 0 41 41 Bald Eagle 6112112 Northern Harrier 1 60 60 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 1278 1278 Cooper's Hawk1135135 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 74 41934 41934 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2185185 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5210210 Merlin 1 15 15 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 6 Unknown Accipiter2 28 28 Unknown Buteo0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 8 Total: 238 44849 44849 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter:Don Sherwood Observers:Jonathan Stein Visitors: 250+ Weather: Overcast at the start, the skies grew progressively clearer as the day wore on. The wind was light and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks were moving in limited numbers on our first day of HawkFest. Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. 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 information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (22 Sep 2013) 585 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 180706706 Osprey 0 48 48 Bald Eagle 16181181 Northern Harrier12169169 Sharp-shinned Hawk 180 3470 3470 Cooper's Hawk3186186 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 11 Broad-winged Hawk 127 48175 48175 Red-tailed Hawk 14259259 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel50744744 Merlin 0 56 56 Peregrine Falcon 2 15 15 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 7 7 Total: 585 54030 54030 -- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter:Jason Craft Observers:Chris Craft, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner Visitors: We had a great turnout for the last day of Hawk Fest. Thanks to all of our members, volunteers and visitors for making this one of our best. Weather: A beautiful day on the tower with NNW winds, moderate temperatures and sunny skies. Raptor Observations: A nice mix of raptors on the final day od Hawk Fest 2013.The highlights were our second Golden Eagle of the year overflying in the early afternoon and the wild hatched Peregrine banded at the hawk station and adopted out at the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: NNE winds in the morning veering to ENE as the day progresses. Mostly sunny skies with the temperature climbing from 8C in the morning to near 20 in the afternoon. Report submitted by Claude Radley (crad...@cogeco.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Sunday, September 22, 2013 Species: Turkey Vulture- 49 Osprey- 1 Bald Eagle- 4 Northern Harrier- 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 146 Coopers Hawk- 10 Red-shouledered Hawk-1 Broad-winged Hawk- 149 Red-tailed Hawk- 2 American Kestrel- 133 Merlin-1 Unidentified- 4 Total- 505 Total observation time- 9 hours Official Counters: Rayfield Pye Observers: J Ball, K Baker, J Irons, C Van Goch, G Coady, N Murr, I Cannell, and many others Other birds: Great Egret- 7 (no wing tags), Rusty Blackbird- 32, Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2, Chimney Swift-1, and warblers- 9 species Monarch Butterflies- 32 Weather: winds from the north (tomorrow forcast is for north winds) Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles Rayfield Pye Oshawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (22 Sep 2013) 325 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 252 1085 1085 Osprey 3 44 44 Bald Eagle 3115115 Northern Harrier 3 63 63 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 1307 1307 Cooper's Hawk6141141 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk8 41942 41942 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 8193193 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel10220220 Merlin 1 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 6 Unknown Accipiter1 29 29 Unknown Buteo0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 9 9 Total: 325 45174 45174 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter:Jonathan Stein Observers:Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Greg Smith Visitors: 75+ Weather: The sun was shining and the breeze was pleasing on an ever-gorgeous second day of HawkFest. We were afforded a great sky for spotting with a nice mix of white and blue all day. The wind was light to moderate and out of the north. Raptor Observations: Despite seemingly favorable conditions, today's flight was underwhelming. Plenty of Turkey Vultures were seen but not much else. Even farther south, observers at Point Mouillee reported a limited flight. The day's highlight came when a high-flying Merlin made repeated acrobatic dives at a Ring-billed Gull. Non-raptor Observations: Cape May Warbler (4), Blackpoll Warbler (2), Common Loon (1), Canada Goose (200+), Northern Shoveler (7), Blue Jay (12). Also, Tree Swallows were exceptionally abundant, swirling by the thousands out over lake. Predictions: Partly cloudy with mild temps and light northeast wind. Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. 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 information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
