[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (25 Sep 2019) 244 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 95 95 Osprey 8 67 67 Bald Eagle 0 66 66 Northern Harrier39122122 Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 1437 1437 Cooper's Hawk2 16 16 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 4502 4502 Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 12 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 141 1084 1084 Merlin 4 42 42 Peregrine Falcon24 40 40 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 244 7483 7483 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter:Matt Oswald Observers:Bob Johnstone, Carol Parafenko, Keith Sealy, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: A big thanks to Matt, Ronnie, Carol, Bob, Keith and to visitors Ken and Barb for helping with today's count. Weather: Nice strong winds out of the SW was a perfect setup for raptors migrating along the cliff edge today. Basically, no clouds to start then building in quickly from the west. Temp was 19C to start then getting to a high of 22C. Raptor Observations: Wow! We had figured with the strong SW winds that there'd be a possibility for Peregrines today and they didn't disappoint with 24 by the end of the count period. In fact this number may have been higher as the counters suspect they may have missed some before they arrived. Total raptors for today's flight were 244 with lots of Am. Kestrels (141) as well and a few Merlin (4). Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392 ___ 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 Hawk Watch (25 Sep 2019) 286 Raptors
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 101306306 Osprey 0 22 22 Bald Eagle 0 85 85 Northern Harrier 5147147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 111 1759 1759 Cooper's Hawk3 45 45 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk1 24802 24802 Red-tailed Hawk 1131131 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel52742742 Merlin 9 56 56 Peregrine Falcon 3 12 12 Unknown Accipiter0 2 2 Unknown Buteo0 1 1 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 4 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 286 28115 28115 -- 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, Jim McCoy Visitors: We had a few visitors today including Mike, Jim McCoy, Chip Ogglesby, John Barnes, Noel, Nancy and Sieglinda. We were also visited by Karen and Bradie who adopted a lovely Cooper's Hawks and released it from the tower. Thank you all for stopping by! Weather: Today, we experienced pleasant temperatures and a mostly overcast day, with winds blowing mostly from the South and South-West. Raptor Observations: Today was a good day for us, with a daily total of 286 raptors. We had a lot of variety, counting 111 Sharp-shinned hawks, 101 Turkey Vultures and 52 American Kestrels. To our delight, we counted 4 Peregrine falcons and 9 Merlins! Even with southern winds, the raptors are still migrating through. Non-raptor Observations: It was a slower day for the non-raptor species, only counting 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, but it was the first one of the season! We counted a high numbers of waterfowl on the marsh including Widgeons, Pintails, Shovelers, Wood Duck, Gadwalls, Mallards and Black Ducks. We are counting more and more Blue Jays flying above us, hoping for bigger numbers soon. Additionally, we counted a high number of Tree Swallows (646) feeding over the marsh during the entire day. American Widgeon: 40 Wood Duck: 22 Gadwall: 20 Mallard: 231 American Coot: 221 Chimney Swift: 23 Blue Jays: 187 Tree Swallow: 646 American Goldfinch: 8 Black Saddlebag: 99 Monarch: 42 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60116830 Predictions: Tomorrow, we are expecting a nice day with a mix of sun and cloud and winds from the West for the majority of the day. Tonight, the winds are expected to blow from the North-west, which might push some nocturnally migrating songbirds towards the tower, fingers crossed! We are expecting more Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels and hoping for more Northern Harrier and Turkey Vultures. 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 ___ 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] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (24 Sep 2019) 363 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 95 95 Osprey 1 59 59 Bald Eagle 7 66 66 Northern Harrier 6 83 83 Sharp-shinned Hawk 157 1411 1411 Cooper's Hawk2 14 14 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 80 4502 4502 Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 12 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 110943943 Merlin 0 38 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 16 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 363 7239 7239 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter:Chris Burris Observers:Carol Parafenko, Keith Sealy, Mac McAlpine, Tom Stewart Visitors: Thanks to Chris, Tom S, Keith, Carol and Mac for doing today's count. Weather: Temp was cooler to start at 10C and getting to a high of 23C. Winds were light from mostly SW and W. Raptor Observations: A total of 363 birds passed through the hawk watch area today. Non-raptor Observations: Some passerines were reported today including...Blue Jays, Cedar Waxwings, House and Carolina Wren,Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, Palm Warbler. Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Canada Geese, Blackburnian Warbler. Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, WB Nuthatch and 30 Sandhill Cranes. Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392 ___ 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] Possible Yellow-headed Blackbird Rattray Marsh, Mississauga
My sincere apologies for the lateness of this. Between 7:00 & 7:30 yesterday (Tuesday) evening, 2 blackbirds were flying around the marsh. Through binoculars, one was all dark, the other was all black with a bright yellow head. The yellow extended beyond the head. That was all I saw before it vanished behind the trees. I saw no yellow or orange on the back half of the bird. I noticed no white on the wing. I couldn't even say if the yellow extended down the back or the front. I rushed around the knoll to the main bridge over Sheridan Creek and the Waterfront Trail but did not see them again. I did, however, hear an unfamiliar bird. The sound came from fairly close, from the lake side of the trail either in the marsh or in the flooded trees. I thought at the times, that it did not sound like the recordings on my Sibley app. Later, on the internet, I though perhaps it sounded like the whistled introductory notes given by some birds before the harsh squeeky, scraping 'screech'. It had at the time, reminded me of something, perhaps an oriole or a mockingbird. I do not think that the birds seen were orioles. Rattray Marsh Conservation Area is south of the QEW, south of Lakeshore Blvd West, between Erin Mills Parkway/Southdown Road and Mississauga Road. There is ample parking at Jack Darling Park. Follow the Waterfront Trail to the west. It skirts the marsh. Kirsten Burling Mississauga ___ 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] Toronto Islands yesterday - Nelson's Sparrow, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, etc.
Yesterday, Sept. 24th Bob Tyler, Margaret Liubavicius, Paul Brooks and I birded Hanlan’s Point and it turned out to be another good day down there. 90% of the Warblers except for the Palm Warblers were seen in the Hanlan’s ferry dock area and following are some of the birds we found with most of the Raptors being spotted by Paul and the Nelson’s thanks to Margaret. Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, Great Egret, Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shined, Cooper’s and Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Merlins, 2 Peregrine Falcons together, Sanderlings, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Wood-Pewees, Least Flycatchers. Eastern Phoebes, Red-breasted Nuthatches, House Wren, Gray Catbirds, American Pipits, Cedar Waxwings, Blue-headed, Yellow-throated, Red-eyed and Philadelphia Vireos, 16 Warbler species including Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green Warblers, Pine Warblers, 56 Palm Warblers (undercounted for sure), 12 Northern Parulas (also undercounted), Bay-breasted, Blackpoll and Black-and-white Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Chipping, Savanah, Song, Swamp, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows and a very nice view of a Nelson’s Sparrow. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, Ontario l Now that the warbler season ( my wording ) is running down with no regular warbler species expected between now and the end of the year so I totaled up how many species were found this year on The Islands and it was a whopping 35 species plus Yellow Palm Warbler. That is the most species that I have ever seen posted from The Islands during one year since I started birding down there on a regular basis in 1980. Between 1980 and this year there were 39 warbler species found on The Islands. Not seen this year and not expected were Worm-eating Warbler, Swainson’s Warbler, Kirtland’s Warbler and Yellow-breasted Chat but some of the warbler species seen this year were not expected either. Nice going guys and by the way it was more than just me birding down there, this year and during the years from 1980. Norm Murr Sent from Mail for Windows 10 ___ 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
