[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Bird Report 13-19 Sep 2019

[Doug McRae via ONTBIRDS]

Presqu’ile Bird Report for 13-19 Sept 2019

By Doug McRae

HIGHLIGHTS: LONG-TAILED DUCK, RED-NECKED GREBE, NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, LAPLAND 
LONGSPUR, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER


Let me start by thanking Bill Gilmour who very capably filled in for me over 
the past two months while I was in James Bay.  This report is very brief and a 
bit late – my apologies – I will get back into the groove for next week.


There were plenty of expected species seen this week but numbers were generally 
low and many areas of the Park seemed quite dead at times, no doubt due to the 
southerly warm weather.


Ducks are starting to reappear, especially around the islands.  The most 
unexpected was an early LONG-TAILED DUCK on 18 Sep and a BUFFLEHEAD on 16 Sep.  
A RED-NECKED GREBE was also seen on 18 Sep.  Shorebird numbers were well down 
from previous weeks but a good selection could be found either on the beach or 
on Gull Is.  What was likely the last COMMON NIGHTHAWK of the year was seen by 
the gate on 19 Sep. An EASTERN KINGBIRD was still present on 19 Sep. A NORTHERN 
MOCKINGBIRD was seen briefly on the OFO hike on 14 Sep. A Lapland Longspur on 
Gull Is. on 18 Sep was early. A good selection of expected warblers was seen 
through the week but numbers were generally low.  Highlights included a 
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on 16 Sep and a late YELLOW WARBLER on 17 Sep.  NORTHERN 
PARULAS were seen throughout the week in good numbers with a high of 12 in one 
place on 17 Sep.


 

 

 

Doug McRae
P.O. Box 3010
Brighton, Ontario
K0K 1H0
613-475-5014 H
613-243-4161 C


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[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Hawk Watch (21 Sep 2019) 59 Raptors

[reports--- via ONTBIRDS]

Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2019
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Turkey Vulture   0155155
Osprey   0 21 21
Bald Eagle   0 77 77
Northern Harrier 1131131
Sharp-shinned Hawk  28   1200   1200
Cooper's Hawk1 37 37
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  24779  24779
Red-tailed Hawk  0123123
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Golden Eagle 0  0  0
American Kestrel27343343
Merlin   2 40 40
Peregrine Falcon 0  7  7
Unknown Accipiter0  2  2
Unknown Buteo0  0  0
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Falcon   0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  4  4
Swainson's Hawk  0  1  1

Total:  59  26920  26920
--

Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:Maryse Gagne

Observers:Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent, Jeremy Hatt, Patrick Tomlinson,
  Steve Wagner

Visitors:
As the first day of the hawk festival, we welcomed 280 visitors to the
tower! Thank you to everyone, big and small, who came to say hello and try
to see a hawk. We truly appreciate your support and hope to see you around
again.  


Weather:
What hot day on the tower! The thermometer reached 28 degree Celsius with
very high humidity and clear blue skies. When the breeze did blow for a few
seconds it came from the South and South-West later in the day. 

Raptor Observations:
Today was the first day of our Hawk Festival, and clearly the hawks did not
get the memo. With such heat and unfavourable winds, we had a daily total
of 59 raptors, most of which were Sharp-shinned Hawks (28), and Kestrels
(27). We did count one Northern Harrier and two Merlins right at the
beginning of the day. Fortunately, the raptors that did fly over were very
low to the tower and were in good view, much to the delight of our many
visitors. 

Non-raptor Observations:
We are very happy to be back on the tower to count! Once again, we want to
thank Essex Regional Conservation Area (ERCA) for their hard work cleaning
up the park to get us back on the tower. Today was exciting as we counted
more species of ducks, including Gadwalls, Northern Shovelers and American
Widgeon. We also counted many American Coots and Killdeer. 
Our highlight of the day came from the woodpeckers, as we counted 2
Red-headed Woodpeckers and 8 Northern Flickers. 
Not many warbler flying in the tree surrounding the tower and we are still
waiting on the big movements of Blue Jays. 

American Coot: 17
Killdeer: 36 
Chimney Swift: 12
Northern Flicker: 8
Blue Jays: 27
Cedar Waxwing: 201
American Goldfinch: 67
Monarch: 24

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59988387  

Predictions:
Tomorrow we are expecting another beautiful and hot day on the tower. The
winds are expected to blow harder but from the South-West. We hope to see
many Sharp-shinned Hawks and Kestrel flying above us.
Join us for the Festival of Hawks tomorrow! We will be counting on the
tower but we will also have displays and live hawks from the Kingsport
Environmental Displays for you to enjoy. Come along to Holiday Beach from
9-3. 

Report submitted by Maryse Gagne (maryse.gagn...@gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/


More site information at hawkcount.org:  
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100


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[Ontbirds] Port Franks Beach - Gulls, terns and Jaeger, Sept. 21

[JAMES HOLDSWORTH via ONTBIRDS]

Hey,

There was a massive feeding frenzy of gulls and terns just off the beach this 
morning at Port Franks. Matt Parsons and I observed - among the hundreds of 
Bonaparte's, Ring-bills and Common Terns - three Little Gulls (there are at 
least 5 around, 3 juvs and 2 adults) an adult basic Lesser Black-backed Gull 
(graellsei-type) and a light / intermediate Parasitic Jaeger, nice and close, 
bombing the gull flock repeatedly and giving great views.

Again, all of this occurred on dead calm lake conditions with light south-east 
winds.

Things had calmed down considerably by the time I left, around 9 am, but these 
feeding flocks tend to form up sporadically throughout the day, very often 
chumming in one of the local Jaegers it seems.

>From Hwy 21, take Outer Drive to Dolway to Raeburn to the beach lot.

Cheers,

James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services
226-228-1428, jmholdswo...@rogers.com

'If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.'' - 
Ferdinand Porsche

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[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 14th - 20th September 2019

[Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS]

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of
MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their
sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or send records
directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may
require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.

 

Highlights:

There were further signs of warbler migration this week but shorebird
habitat remains in short supply this year with correspondingly poor numbers.
Banding (and birding) picked up a little earlier in the week at Prince
Edward Point with good numbers of BAY-BREASTED and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS moving
through. Here are the highlights of the last week:

 

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - an amazing 7 birds (all adults) were seen at
Frontenac Provincial Park on 17th.

PEREGRINE FALCON - birds were noted near (15th) and in Kingston on 18th.

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - the first bird of the season was seen near Verona on
16th.

GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH - the first record the season was of a bird banded at
Prince Edward Point on 15th, with further records from Amherst Island on
19th and Kingston on 20th.

PALM WARBLER - plenty of reports by the end of the week, but the first was
noted near Verona on 14th.

 

In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording
area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings
Policy
 . Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field
Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin
Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons.

 

As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings
directly or via eBird.

 

Mark.

 

Mark D. Read

337 Button Bay Road,

Wolfe Island,

Kingston, Ontario

K0H 2Y0

Canada

 

Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246

Email:   markdr...@gmail.com

Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com
 

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/

 

eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species
 

 

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[Ontbirds] Sundridge Orange -crowned Warbler.

[Stephen O'Donnell via ONTBIRDS]

Yesterday morning Friday the 21st. There were 9 species of warblers present in 
my yard. Most notable were 2 Orange -crowned Warblers a first of the fall 
season for me.
Stephen O’Donnell

Sundridge is located along hwy 11 north approx. Half way in between Huntsville 
and North bay.

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[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands yesterday - Bald Eagles, Blue-winged Warbler, etc.

[Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS]

Yesterday Bob Tyler and I birded Hanlan’s Point and the area at and around the 
Trout Pond on Gibraltar Point and again it was a slow migration day and about 
95% of the small bird sightings were in the area at and beside the Hanlan’s 
Ferry dock.

Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, 2 Pied-billed Grebes, Great Egret, 2 
Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, Broad-winged and Red-tailed Hawks. Merlin, 
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Least Flycatcher, Blue-headed and Philadelphia Vireos, 
Red-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Gnatcatcher only, Gray Catbirds, 1 late male 
Blue-winged Warbler, Black-and-white, Cape May, Magnolia, Bay-breasted (16), 
Yellow-rumped, and Wilson’s Warblers, American Redstarts, 11 Northern Parulas, 
Common Yellowthroat and Song Sparrows.

The beach area west of the airfield fence was almost birdless except for a 
couple of Song Sparrows but there were many Monarch Butterflies there both 
overhead and on the damp sand areas.

Norm Murr
Richmond Hill. Ontario

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