[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (17 Sep 2017) 71 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 14204204 Osprey 1 14 14 Bald Eagle 1 9 9 Northern Harrier 2 42 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk 46601601 Cooper's Hawk1 12 12 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 7758 7758 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5122122 Merlin 0 14 14 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5 Unknown Accipiter0 1 1 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 71 8801 8801 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter:Kevin Georg Observers:Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa, Raburn Howland, Rosemary Brady Visitors: 26 students from U S M plus many other guests Weather: hazy blue skies light south winds Raptor Observations: 1 peregrine 0 bw's! Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: rain in the morning Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (jerry.jour...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (17 Sep 2017) 146 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 2482482 Osprey 4 22 22 Bald Eagle 0 36 36 Northern Harrier 3 53 53 Sharp-shinned Hawk 123649649 Cooper's Hawk3 12 12 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk3 1698 1698 Red-tailed Hawk 1 73 73 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 92 92 Merlin 0 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo1 1 1 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 146 3149 3149 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter:Sean Jenniskens Observers:Cindy Cartwright, Cindy Isenhoff, Jerry Lippert, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: Many good conversations were had with the many various Hawk Festival visitors. For 1-2 hours there were consistently about 20 visitors on the tower looking aorund and enjoying the beautiful day. Weather: Weather was very similar to yesterdays, but with a very slightly stronger breeze. Raptor Observations: Today we had similar total number of raptors as yesterday, but lacking in the diversity department. Shapries made up the greater majority of the flight today. Similar to yesterday, they started out migrating over the tower in the morning, but moved further to the North as the day continued. Another adult Red-shouldered Hawk today was nice. Non-raptor Observations: Similarly low total duck numbers today as yesterday, but the same diversity. Two Red-headed Woodpeckers migrating over were a nice treat. For the full list of non-raptors observed today, see the eBird checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39240357 As far as insects go, there were five Black Saddlebags, a single Green Darner, and 11 Monarch Butterflies noted migrating today. Predictions: Tomorrow looks like a chance of North component winds, although there is also a chance of rain in the morning. Hopefully the rain misses us and we get some action! Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (16 Sep 2017) 149 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 14480480 Osprey 1 18 18 Bald Eagle 0 36 36 Northern Harrier 1 50 50 Sharp-shinned Hawk 80526526 Cooper's Hawk0 9 9 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 21 1695 1695 Red-tailed Hawk 11 72 72 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel17 87 87 Merlin 2 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 149 3003 3003 -- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter:Sean Jenniskens Observers:Cindy Cartwright, Jeremy Hatt, Jim McCoy, Patrick Tomlinson, Paul Pratt, Steve Wagner Visitors: Many visitors for the Hawk Festival up on the tower today enjoying the sun. Unfortunately there weren't too many hawks to enjoy along with it. Weather: Hot, sunny, almost cloudless skies with the slightest breeze from the SE. A very warm day up on the hawk tower. Raptor Observations: Relatively slow day for raptor numbers today with the poor migration weather. By mid-morning, most birds had already moved far to the north where you needed binoculars to see many of them. Majority of the birds were Sharpies, but there was some other diversity. One adult Red-shouldered Hawk was a nice treat as it is still relatively early for them. Non-raptor Observations: Good diversity of dabbling ducks in the marsh, although total numbers seem relatively low. A single Green Darner, two each of Black Saddlebags and and Twelve-spotted Skimmer, along with three Monarchs making up the insects observed migrating. Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Marbled Godwit
Godwit and female Yellow-headed Blackbird still on Gull Island at 11 am this morning. Bonnie Bailey ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Great egret, Fort Erie
There is a sole great egret at Bertie Beach - at Thunder Bay Rd. and Stonemill
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[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Sunday, September 17th, 2017
SABINE'S GULL PARASITIC JAEGER Great Blue Heron Great Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Sora American Golden Plover Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Red Knot Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Black Tern Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested FLycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Winter Wren Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Gray Catbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler Northern Paula Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak It was another week of migration in the Hamilton Study area although later in the week with south winds, migration slowed a bit, seems like we are getting our summer now. The focus again for rarities this week was VanWagners Beach. Early in the week up to four PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen at scope distance. A real treat mid week and totally unexpected was a group of 21 SABINE'S GULLS seen at a distance from Lakeland. These gulls may still be around waiting for the winds to change. Other birds noted down here were Bonaparte's Gull and Black Tern. Shorebirds are still in the news. The Marbled Godwit continues to be seen at Windermere Basin along with the Red Knot, probably the record for the longest staying MAGO. At Tollgate Pond American Golden Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Sanderling and Baird's Sandpiper were noted. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was noted flying out of here one day this week toward Windermere Basin. Cootes Paradise is still high but a small patch of mud yielded Spotted and Solitary Sandpiper to a paddler. Cootes seems to be a haven for Herons and Egrets with up to 25 Great Egrets seen going to roost at Caroll's point and on Hickory Island last Sunday. A healthy supply of 25 Black-crowned Night Herons (25) were seen on a paddle last night along with Great Blue Heron and Green Heron. The Valley Inn is also a good place to look for herons and egrets. We just need to find a Little Blue tucked in with them. One of the best sightings celebrated this week was of flocks of Nighthawks over Cootes Paradise and Princess Point. Common Nighthawks were also noted travelling over Ruthven down in the south of the HSA. The woodlots have been busy again this week with reports coming from Edgelake and Confederation Park, Rock Chapel/Borer's Falls, and Sedgewick in Oakville. Birds noted here include Olive-sided Flycatcher (Sedgewick), Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Sedgewick and Confederation), Least Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo (Edgelake), Warbling, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireo, Winter Wren (Confederation), Veery, Gray-cheeked and Swainson's Thrush (Confederation), Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush (Edgelake), Black-and-white (Rock Chapel), Tennessee (Confederation), Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Black-throated Green and Wilson's Warbler and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Lincoln's Sparrows are the first of the Sparrow group to start the move and were seen at Confederation Park last Sunday. There was an e-bird report of a BOREAL CHICKADEE on Thursday at Christie Conservation Area. Any details of this sighting or photos would be greatly appreciated. Happy Summer. Cheryl Edgecombe HNC. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
