[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Middlesex county

[TCN via ONTBIRDS]

Sub-adult golden Eagle east of Glencoe in Middlesex county, 2:00 pm heading in 
a northeast direction.

TCN
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

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A mature Golden Eagle was observed flying east along the shoreline in South 
Lancaster yesterday.
South Lancaster is about 20 kilometres east of Cornwall.
Robin Poole
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - Toronto

[Max Perren via ONTBIRDS]

There was a Golden Eagle migrating from NW to SE over Upper Canada College
(UCC) today at 12:50pm.
UCC is located near Avenue Rd and St Clair in mid-town Toronto.



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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - King Mountain

[Brian Young via ONTBIRDS]

Hello,

 

I was able to watch an adult Golden Eagle from our patio today, as it
soared, hawking in the wind, finally landing on an out crop at the top of
King Mountain. American Crows and Common Ravens mobbed it for over an half
hour before it  few in a southern direction.

 

King Mountain is situated on the southern face of the Gatineau Park, and can
be viewed anywhere in the vicinity of the Mountain and Kelly Roads, in the
municipality of Chelsea, or the northern boundaries of Aylmer.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Cape Croker

[Cindy Cartwright]

I had an excellent experience this morning shortly after 10 am on Cape
Croker on the Bruce Peninsula.

 

I located a Golden Eagle sitting near the road and pulled over to admire it.
The eagle was making soft vocalizations and staring intently across the road
at the hedgerow. It flew about 100 feet away and landed in a tree just
before eleven Wild Turkey walked along the edge of the field into the
scruff. 

 

I got out of my car to have a better view of the eagle and watched it turn
its head from side to side, even almost completely upside down twice, eyeing
up the turkeys. 

 

Suddenly it launched out of the tree, wheeled around and dove down at the
turkeys. There was a warning shriek and a lot of crashing in the hedgerow
before the eagle flew out without a meal. It landed across the field and the
turkeys hunkered down, each trying to outwait the other. 

 

Very exciting for all of us!

Cindy Cartwright

Saugeen Shores

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Re: [Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Harrow

[Dwayne via ONTBIRDS]

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Just a follow-up to this posting. A Golden Eagle flew over my head along the beach at 1pm (five mins ago). The white windows on its underwing clearly noted. Photos taken.
 Good Birding!
Dwayne
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Harrow

[Rick Brown via ONTBIRDS]

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Around 11:00 this morning I had a Golden Eagle fly over the house. 

Rick Brown
Con 3 
Harrow Ontario

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[rex_alive]

Currently at 11:25 EST. Watching a Golden eagle soar above me. 

The location as of this email is 2nd Concession WEST of Highway 59 near 
Walsingham,Ontario. 

Come down 59 South through Walsingham and turn right on the 2nd. Opposite 
directions if coming from the south.  I saw one here yesterday too.

This one appears to be older with less white at the tail base than the 
sub-adult I saw yesterday.

Good birding all.

Rex Bartlett

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle(s)at Long Point

[sunbirder2010]

 Today at ‎approximately 11am, two Golden Eagles about a hour apart at 3rd concession west of Hwy 59, near Port Rowan. Very high and very far looks but distinctive.Rick Thornton, Nancy Smith‎, Justin and Rachel Smith

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Mulmur

[Judi Parker]

I was thrilled to have a very brief but close encounter with a Golden Eagle 
today.  I was driving westbound on the Mulmur/Nottawasaga Townline when the 
eagle flew across the road about 10 metres in front of me at approximately eye 
level.  My first thought was juvenile bald eagle but as it flew, it caught a 
beam of sunlight and the tan/gold on his head and neck was crystal clear.  The 
bird continued maybe a 100 metres or so and flew into some fairly dense 
deciduous trees.  Of course I had no camera or binocs with me.  Went back a 
couple hours later with binocs and saw an eagle-sized bird sitting in a tree 
about where it entered the woods earlier.  It did fly (but stayed in shadows so 
I could not pick up any colouration) and quickly disappeared.  I was not able 
to lock the binocs on it.  Cross roads are Mulmur Centre Line and Mulmur 2nd 
Line East.  

Judi Parker
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, adult. Minesing Wetlands CA (off George Johnston Rd)

[fpinilla15]

Birders,

I decided on a lunch drive up George Johnston Rd and then decided to walk a bit 
of the Willow Creek trail.  Within 2 minutes of walking I spotted a distant 
buteo-like bird.  I watched it climb quickly on a thermal and as it came closer 
I saw it was much too broad/bulky for a buteo. Smallish head compared to Bald, 
and it was all dark at a distance, once a little close there was a little bit 
of lighter feathers on back of wings and still quite dark underneath. 

No doubt it was an adult Golden Eagle.  It headed in a WSW direction once it 
got some height. 

Frank

Directions:

George Johnston Rd (CR28) runs north from Cty Rd 90 just west of Barrie.  The 
access point/trail is on George Johnston about 6-7km north of Hwy90


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[Ontbirds] golden eagle

[Scott Johnston]

Watched a beautiful Golden Eagle fly down the  river at the northern tip of
Lake Couchinching, Washago Sunday afternoon.  Managed a couple pictures if
interested.

 

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Snow Buntings

[Michael Williamson]

Hello Birders
I had a adult GE and roughly 80 +S/Buntings at Altona Rd and the 3rd
concession at 12:45 EST. Retirement not so bad after all !
Cheers
Mike
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[Ontbirds] Golden eagle

[Connie Trepanier]

We spotted what we think was a migrating golden eagle sitting on a fence
post in Innisfil on 20th sideroad near 6th line. We have a few photos
including one showing the feathers under its wing if anyone would like to
confirm.
James and Henry
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Minden

[Poropat/Fraser]

Today, Thom Lambert, Jim Hopkins and I did a short excursion between Haliburton 
and Minden. We found a few interesting birds:

Golden Eagle - an immature bird soaring over the Minden Dump;
Great Black-backed Gull - a 1st winter bird at the Minden Dump and 2 birds at 
the Haliburton Dump, one 1st winter, the other a 2nd winter;
Kumlien's Gull - 2 dark 1st winter birds at the Haliburton Dump;
Wilson's Snipe - a late bird found and photographed yesterday near Lochlin.

Haliburton Landfill is located on Industrial Park Rd, along Cty Rd 21, W of the 
village of Haliburton.
Minden Landfill is located just N of Minden, on Scotch Line Rd, W of Hwy 35.

Cheers,

Ed Poropat
Haliburton, ON

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Snow Goose, but no Cackling geese at Clairville Reservoir & Woodbine Racetrack

[Luc Fazio]

Hello there:
 After the rains stopped and with very dark,  low,  looming clouds there was 
still some Raptors movements at the Clairville reservoir:

One juvenile Golden Eagle mingled with about 70 Turkey Vulture flying in south 
west direction.
one Snow Goose was in the north part of reservoir 

Direction  Steeles Ave,  South on Finch, west on Kenview Bld to Reservoir north 
of Wild Water Kingdom.( see map below)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B044'39.8%22N+79%C2%B038'20.9%22W/@43.739166,-79.6477358,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

I have been checking the Woodbine Racetrack west area for Cackling Geese, but 
have not seen any since last Wednesday{ see map }
Many Canada Geese(85) and Mallards(50) and another Snow Goose ( white morph) 
flying over
https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B044'39.8%22N+79%C2%B038'20.9%22W/@43.7123084,-79.6158347,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

Total lists will be submitted to ebird

Cheers .Luc Fazio
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle + over 1000 hawks and some unusual ducks at Cranberry Marsh, 9-Oct-2014

[Geoff Carpentier]

oops typo on the “re” line – should have read “over 1000 hawks” not 100 – 
sounds more worthwhile.

Geoff Carpentier
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle + over 100 hawks and some unusual ducks at Cranberry Marsh, 9-Oct-2014

[Geoff Carpentier]

Sixty-four species  of birds were observed by myself and 5 others at 
Cranberry yesterday:


Highlights include 1002 hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures and allies:

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  780
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)  1 (2nd year - photographed)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)  13
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  109
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  6  ( 4 immature, 1 @ 4th yr. subadult 
and 1 adult)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  19
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  63
Merlin (Falco columbarius)  7
small falcon sp. (Falco sp. (small falcon sp.))  1

Additionally, 20 species of waterfowl were noted, including one Cackling 
Goose, 4 Canvasbacks, 1 RN Duck and a male White-winged Scoter.
The Canvasback and scoter are rarely seen in the marsh and the high winds on 
the lake may have driven them "inland". A single Horned Grebe in the marsh 
was also unexpected.


Five egrets did not sport wing bands. 150 American Pipits represented a high 
count - flocks moved through between 9 and 11 a.m. - estimate likely 
conservative.


Complete checklist can be viewed online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20185755


Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby. Go south on Brock St.
to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria St. to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Rd
to the 2nd walkway to Cranberry Marsh.

OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching

Geoff Carpentier
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[Ontbirds] Golden eagle

[Charmaine Anderson]

Flew over mud lake, north whitby today at 3:45 pm and continued flying south 
west. Located at town line rd. just west of high twelve. Got a couple of pics 
of it. 

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[Ontbirds] golden eagle

[Randall Van Wagner]

chatham- kent, west of Paincourt on Townline heading north, golden eagle 
perched in tree along drain. also 3-4 nice Harriers patrolling St. Clair 
Wildlife Area. 

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - Plainfield Ontario - H.R. Frink Centre

[garry]

This morning, at the H.R. Frimk Centre, I spotted an immature Golden
Eagle being chased by two Crows.
Garry

Directions to the H.R. Frink Centre: Take the 401 to highway 37. Go
north 9 km to Thrasher Road, then turn east for 2 km. The address is 381
Thrasher Road.

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle over Roblin ON

[Alex. Scott]

There was a high migrating adult Golden Eagle over Roblin about noon, drifting 
south eastward toward the Kingston area.  Later there was also a Rough-legged 
Hawk and several Ravens in the same area.

Roblin is west of Kingston about 14km north of Highway 401 on Highway 43.

Alex. Scott

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Blue-winged Warbler, etc. - Toronto Islands

[Norm Murr]

Today Ian Cannell, Alfred Adamo and I birded the Toronto Islands and it was a 
beautiful day to be down there but when is this heat going to end :>)).

We came up with 80 species of birds including 17 warbler species.

Here are some of the birds we saw – Horned Grebes, Golden Eagle, Alder 
Flycatcher (calling loudly), Yellow-throated Vireo, 22 Red-eyed Vireos, 
Philadelphia Vireos, Gray-cheeked Thrushes, Carolina Wren, all 6 swallow 
species, Blue-winged Warbler, 19 Tennessee Warblers, Northern Parulas, 
Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warblers, Lincoln Sparrows and Orchard Orioles.

DIRECTIONS TO THE TORONTO ISLAND FERRY DOCKS

TORONTO ISLANDS - SPRING SCHEDULE   NOTE – Summer Schedule starts on May 
24th

Note:- Fare :- Adults $7.00   -   Seniors / Students $4.50

If you are on the subway southbound get off at the TTC’s Union Subway Station, 
walk south on Bay Street (on the east side of the station) for about 1 km to 
the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queen’s Quay and you are there. 
The entrance to the ferry docks (well signed) is on the west side of the Westin 
Harbour Castle Hotel.

To get to the Toronto Islands from the TTC’s Union Subway Station on the TTC 
you may transfer to the #6 or the #6A Bay St. TTC bus on Bay Street just 
outside of the east entrance to the GO Station.   Note:- This bus stop is 
temporarily moved to the northwest side of Front St. They both go down Bay 
Street to Queen’s Quay. Go passengers arriving by train or bus must pay a fare 
to use the TTC bus or streetcar.

When running there is a street car (#509 Harbourfront) that goes from inside 
the TTC’s Union Subway Station to Queen’s Quay (no transfer from the subway 
required).  Note:- This streetcar is not running for the foreseeable future 
due to construction on Queens Quay.

For those who choose to head down to the docks on Sunday before the Subway 
opens at 9 a.m. you can catch the #97B Yonge St. Blue Night bus (Steeles Ave. 
to Queens Quay). This bus will let you off right across the street on Bay St. 
only steps from the ferry docks entrance.

For ferry schedules - check  -  
http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/ferry-schedule.htm

You may also want to visit the TTC web page  http://www.ttc.ca/  for trip 
planning assistance.

If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay 
Street and drive south to Queen’s Quay, there are very few parking lots nearby 
(all for a fee). One of these parking lots is located just a block north on of 
the ferry docks on Bay St. with at least one more (for now) a block or so west 
of the ferry docks on Queen’s Quay.
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NOTE :- If you want to learn more about birding on the Toronto Islands you can 
access my Toronto Islands Birding And Site Guide on the OFO web site at:- 
http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles.torontoislands

You may also want to check out Ron Pittaway’s excellent “Spring Warbler 
Migration Guide” which is also on the OFO web site. You can find it by clicking 
on the following:-
http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles.springwarblers

Norm Murr
Richmond Hill
Ontario, Canada
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Great Gray Owl, etc. in Algonquin

[Norm Murr]

Good evening.

This morning Ian Cannell and I birded Algonquin Provincial Park and though we 
missed a Spruce Grouse that was reported wandering along Opeongo Road we did 
okay anyway.

At approximately 6;30 am we spotted a Great Gray Owl on a hydro wire along Hwy 
60 at KM 10.5 and we then headed for the Spruce Bog area where we had the first 
of 4 Black-backed Woodpeckers and the first of 3 Boreal Chickadees. We also had 
several Common Redpolls and a Sharp-shinned Hawk there and on the boardwalk Ian 
spotted a tiny moth, our first of the season.

It was then off to Opeongo Road where we found another Black-backed Woodpecker 
and 2 more Boreal Chickadees along with a few more Common Redpolls.

We then headed to the East Gate so Ian could buy a park pass and on the way we 
stopped at KM 53 where Black-backed Woodpeckers had been seen earlier in the 
week and we lucked into a pair of them along with a Pileated Woodpecker.

Our last stop before heading down to the Carden Alvar was the park Visitor 
Centre. At the centre feeders behind the building were about 35 more Common 
Redpolls and as I stood there looking at them a very noisy Common Raven flew 
over heading south and it rose up and joined what I thought was another Raven 
that turned out to be a juvenile Golden Eagle that slowly circled as it drifted 
north overhead giving us nice views of the Golden Head as the sun shone on it.

Now it was time to head south, see my next posting.

Norm Murr
Richmond Hill
Ontario, Canada
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[Ontbirds] Golden eagle - Perth Road Village, eastern Ontario

[Mark Conboy]

There was an immature golden eagle flying over the north end of Perth
Road Village at 10 o'clock this morning.

Perth Road Village is located on County Road 10 (also known as Perth
Road or Division Street), 27 km north of Kingston. Take 401 exit #617
and head north.

Mark

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle & Tundra Swans in Nanticoke

[Phil Armishaw]

This afternoon  at 4pm Joanne Jones and I spotted a Golden Eagle in flight over 
hwy 6 in Nanticoke. We followed it for a few miles and watched it land in a 
farmers field covered with approx. 1000 Tundra Swans. The Eagle was still there 
when we left a half hour later. Location was 9th Line between County Line and 
hwy 6 on the west side of the road. 

Phil Armishaw

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle near Seeley's Bay

[Michael Runtz]

This morning Rory MacKay and I observed an immature Golden Eagle on Highway
32 one km south of Highway 15.  At first it was soaring high in the air,
then it went into a power dive with talons extended, eventually swooping
down into a field behind some shrubs.  It apparently missed whatever it was
after and soon returned to the sky, soaring eastward and  eventually out of
sight.  A few minutes earlier around 20 Wild Turkeys were seen very close to
where the eagle went down; quite possibly it was after one of them.

Michael Runtz
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle at Algonquin Park

[Shanahan, Ian (MNR)]

Greetings birders:

An adult-type Golden Eagle was briefly seen soaring out over the Algonquin Park 
Visitor Centre viewing deck at 11:05am this morning.

The Algonquin Park Visitor Centre-signed-is located south from Km 43 on the 
Parkway Corridor section of Highway 60.  The villages of Whitney (east) and 
Oxtongue Lake (west) are located just outside Park boundaries on either end of 
the Parkway Corridor.

Good birding!


Ian Shanahan

A/Natural Heritage Education Specialist

Algonquin Provincial Park

Ministry of Natural Resources

Box 219

Whitney, ON

K0J 2M0

613-637-2828 ext 223

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Algonquin

[klinton]

1:10pm - While searching for the Hawk Owl on Opeongo Road, I was surprised by a 
juvenile Golden Eagle flying south through the tunnel of trees over the road, 
250m south of the store towards the sharp corner at the base of the lake. It 
continued lazily flying low, south through the valley. 

I could not turn around on that narrow road fast enough to give chase, however 
I got a fantastic eye level view at 40 meters distance in perfect sunlight!

Opeongo Road is on the east end of Algoquin Park, off HWY 60 at around the Km48 
marker.  

Keith Linton
Orono, ON
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - Grand Bend lagoons + OFO FT addendum

[Maris Apse]

Hi all,
I just saw a juvenile Golden Eagle flying low over the woodlots south of 
GBSL as I was southbound on Mollard Line. I stopped and scoped it as it 
disappeared behind the woodlot adjacent to the lagoons before emerging over #3 
and continuing north, staying low so I believe it was hunting the area.
I received a note from Steve Thorpe that he and Ken Clarke had actually 
observed 2 Mourning Dove nr. Tim Hortons in GB and a Sandhill Crane off Hwy #21 
appropriately on the golf course south of Northville(it's called Sand Hills 
G.C.). This brings our group total # to 63 for the OFO FT yesterday.
For the trip participants I have 'irrelevant' info that at my feeders this 
morning I had 3 White-throated Sparrow, 2 Pine Siskin and a very bright Purple 
Finch - kind of typical of a 'listing day' eh?Cheers!   Maris
 
Directions to GBSL - turn south at 1st road east of downtown traffic lights and 
travel about 1 km to the gate on the right(west) ~ 2 km of Mollard Line is 
paved. 
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle South end of James st near CN swing bridge Thunder Bay

[kevin . shackleton]

Iain Wilkes, Ric Muise, Ryan LeBlanc and Kevin Shackleton had an adult Golden 
Eagle soaring near Mt McKay.
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Eastern Towhee, American Pipit etc Long Point area

[Andrew Don]

South Peel Naturalists' Club had their annual Long Point field trip today and a 
great day was had by all participants.
Highlights were Juvenile Golden Eagle flying north up the causeway at Old Cut, 
also Eastern Towhee singing at Old Cut and Swamp sparrow seen among the usual 
chickadees, nuthatches and juncos. On the causeway Sandhill Cranes were seen as 
well as 19species of ducks and Tundra Swans. 500 or so swans were sitting in a 
field on the south side of Concession 1  but other than that swans were not as 
plentiful as other years. Other birds seen driving around included American 
Pipit, Horned Lark, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures and Northern Harrier. Many 
thanks to Joyce LeChasseur for organizing and leading the trip

Direction from Ron Rideout's post:

Hwy 59 south from the 401 (or Hwy 24 south from the 403 to Hwy 59 and then 
south) to the shore of Lake Erie. Travel past the flashing yellow light at the 
intersection of Front Rd. (into Port Rowan) and continue south to Lake Erie. 
Upon driving down onto the causeway, you enter the Big Creek NWA (marsh on both 
sides). Front Road going west is Lakeshore Road and the fields along here can 
be quite good.

A few pics from today are up at my website at 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-don/

Good Birding Andrew Don
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[Michael Agueci]

Hello

A Juv. Golden Eagle was just seen soaring above Airport Road South of 20th SDR 
in Mono Township

Good Birding and Happy Friday.

Mike
Michael Agueci


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[Ontbirds] Golden eagle - Opinicon Road, Eastern Ontario

[Mark Andrew Conboy]

A golden eagle was soaring over Lindsay Lake (2 km north of Opinicon Road, 
accessible via the Lindsay Lake Trail) at 4 pm today. This may be the same bird 
that has been seen along Opinicon Road periodically since Feb 23. The eagle has 
been seen most frequently in the vicinity of the small cemetery on Opinicon 
Road. There are many bald eagles in the area too.

At Chaffey's Lock: One drake hooded merganser was among the 12 trumpeter swans 
and 50+ Canada geese at Chaffey's Lock this afternoon.

Mark

Directions to Opinicon Road from Kingston: North on Division Street/Perth 
Road/County Road 10 to just past Perth Road Village. Turn east (right) on 
Opinicon Road. Follow the road for about 11 km to the small cemetery on the 
north side of the road. Continue some 9 km along Opinicon Road to get to 
Chaffey's Lock.


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Operations & Research Assistant and Outreach Coordinator
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Ottawa region

[Don Wigle]

We saw a Golden Eagle this afternoon on Chemin Steele north of Quyon, Quebec.  
It glided on thermals high above the hills north of Steele and only remained 
visible for 2-3 minutes before heading north out of sight. Pictures are 
available at 
https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos

Beth Wigle
Ottawa

Location: see Google map http://g.co/maps/9ncv3
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Near Havelock

[Marg and Ian Sturdee]

It was a surprise to see a juvenile Golden Eagle north-east of Havelock. It 
showed white patches on both upper and lower wings, although the lower wing 
patches were smaller than shown in Sibley's Guide to Birds. It had a white 
tail, with a wide dark band at the tip, and dark undertail coverts. It was 
harrassed by 2 American Crows which helped to confirm its size. I had many 
looks as it flew back and forth near the road.

It was overcast, so there was no chance to see the colour of the nape.
When it glided its wings were in a slight dihedral.

---Ian Sturdee

Directions from Peterborough: Havelock is about 40km east of Peterborough on 
Highway 7. At the east en.d of Havelock there is a flashing light at Mary 
St- turn left here and go one block. Turn right on County Road 48. Drive 1-2 
km to just before the speed limit increases to 80km. This is where the eagle 
was seen. 



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[Ontbirds] Golden eagle

[Moyra Hamilton]

Just saw an adult Golden Eagle on a hydro wire on hwy 24 between Guelph and 
Cambridge just east of Hespeler rd.

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, NW of Strathroy, January 4th

[Ken Burrell]

Hey Birders,

I had some work in the Strathroy area today. While working, I had a number of 
interesting sightings. Most exciting was a Golden Eagle which appeared to be 
hunting, near the intersection of Sylvan and Elm Tree Road's. It was observed 
heading west, not too high up.

Other interesting sightings in this area included:
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 bird perched along Hwy. 402 at km marker 78
Bald Eagle - 1 adult 
Northern Harrier - 1
American Kestrel - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 12
Rough-legged Hawk - 11 (all light morph's)
Ring-necked Pheasant - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 1 adult in field at Hwy. 402 and Kerwood Road
Brown-headed Cowbird - flock of ~50
Northern Shrike - 4

The location of the GOEA is best gotten to, by exiting Hwy. 402 at Kerwood 
Road. Take Kerwood north to Elm Tree, turn left. Heading west on Elm Tree, 
Sylvan Road is 2/3 roads west of here. The Golden could be anywhere in the area.

For some distant and poor quality pics of the Eagle's check my blog out. 
http://kenburrell.blogspot.com/2012/01/strathroy-golden.html

Good Birding,
Ken Burrell

  
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[Dave Reddick]

Spotted and confirmed an adult golden eagle while at the Bayfield river on
Saturday. It was in the area all day approximately halfway between the town
of Bayfield and Varna.

-Dave
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Bowmanville, Snowy Owl, Whitby

[Jim Yaki]

Hi All

As of 12 noon today the snowy owl at Whitby Harbour was still present on the 
rock wall on the south west part of the harbour, near the small green and white 
lighthouse looking thing(not the red and white lighthouse at the lake end of 
the groin)

Also at 3:15 today a Golden Eagle migrated over my house in north Bowmanville, 
near the corner of Liberty and Concession 3. It is probably west of Toronto by 
now.

Directions to the Owl

Exit the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby. Turn south on Brock and continue south 
across the small bridge with water to the east and west. At the next point 
where Brock St. is right beside the water you should be able to see the "green 
and white lighthouse" to the south west. The owl was on the rocks very near to 
the light. There is parking a couple of hundred ft. farther along on the right.

Jim Yaki
Bowmanville, ON
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle at Long Point

[Paul FJ. Eagles]

On Saturday April 2 I spent much of the day in the Long Point area.



Attached is a few of the better sightings.



1) There was an immature Golden Eagle moving along the forest edge of the Big 
Creek National Wildlife Area. It could be observed from the top of the sand 
dunes at the end of Hastings Drive. I had a good look at a 1.5 km with a 60X 
Leica scope. The partial white tail was easily observable. Interestingly the 
bird has a whitish wash over its wings while sitting. This is only shown well 
in the Sibley Guide. Also the lighter feathers on the crown give the bird a 
light-capped impression when observed at distance.



2) There was a Bald Eagle adult in the same general area as the other Eagle.



3) The Blue-winged Teals were back.



4) The Sandhill Cranes appeared to down to only the local nesting pairs. But 
these birds were active and highly visible as they made big sweeping flights 
over the Big Creek Marsh.



5) At Lee Brown's Pond there were 8 White-fronted Geese resting with many 
Canada Geese. About 10 AM they left the pond and moved into Big Creek Marsh 
with about 100 Canadas.



6) I found a Ruddy Duck in the main marshes.



7) There were a few Tundra Swans in the Inner Bay. I saw about 50. It is 
interesting to see them still around in April.



8) Both Common and Red-breasted Merganser were found Lake Erie.



9) There were masses of Redheads on the Inner Bay. They were accompanied by 
thousands of Baldpate, plus both Scaup species and many Canvasback.





 Paul F. J. Eagles, Branchton.

All roads south of Simcoe lead to Long Point and area.
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Yes , Greater White-fronted Geese No Long Point Lee Brown Waterfowl area

[Andrew Don]

Today went down to the Long Point area with Margaret Bain, Paul Riss and 
Richard Pope and unsuccessfully looked for the Greater White-fronted Geese 
reported earlier in the week.As a consolation we did see a juvenile Golden 
Eagle soaring over the treetops just south of the platform at Lee Brown. Also 
seen was a Hoary Redpoll in with Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins along 
Hastings Drive. Other birds of note include Rusty Blackbirds, Sandhill Cranes, 
Tundra swans flying everywhere and a Winter Wren and Eastern Meadowlark at Old 
Cut station.


To get there take highway 59 to Long Point and turn right onto Lakeshore
road until you reach the viewing platform at Lee Brown Waterfowl Management
Area. Or Continue along 59 onto the causeway and turn either first right at 
Hastings Drive or last left before the provincial park to get to Old Cut



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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle at Turkey Point marsh, 2 March 2011

[Gregor Beck]

A first year Golden Eagle was observed hunting over the Turkey Point marsh
between 10:40 and 11:00am this morning, 2 March 2011. The bird was spotted
by Kevin Kavanagh at 10:40am and we continued to observe it for about 20
minutes. The eagle appears to be actively hunting, sometimes flying low over
frozen ponds, landing briefly, then flying high over the western tip of
Turkey Point. The typical juvenile pattern with white in wings and at base
of tail is clearly seen, as is a bit of the golden wash.  (Note: there is
also at least one dark-phased Rough-legged Hawk hunting the marsh this
morning for contrast and comparison.) We observed the Golden Eagle from 1634
Front Road, but if it remains in the area it should be visible from the
public roadside lookout a few hundred metres to the west of that address.  

For Tundra Swan watchers, we have also observed the arrival of numerous
flocks this morning and in recent days. The inner bay of Long Point remains
largely ice-covered, but the strong north-westerly wind this morning has
cleared the outer bay of most ice. Ice cover may change rapidly today so
waterfowl numbers could increase as a result. 

Directions: Follow Highway 24 south and then west from Simcoe. Turn south
onto Turkey Point Road (Reg. Rd 10). Turn west onto Front Road. The Turkey
Point marsh roadside lookout is approximately 2.5km west of Turkey Point
Road on Front Road. 

Gregor Beck
St. Williams, Ontario


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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[Reinder Westerhoff]

Gerald Donnelly who lives near Mono Road in the north end of Peel County, 
reports seeing a Golden Eagle on his farm today. The bird has been seen locally 
for a few days, at one time feeding on a Wild Turkey.

Reinder Westerhoff
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle in Orleans/Ottawa

[Gary FAIRHEAD]

Hi folks!

While photographing Redpolls and Goldfinches in my yard in Orleans ( Eastern 
part of Ottawa)  this afternoon I noticed at approximately 2:15 PM a large bird 
soaring high up. I turned my lens in its direction and it continued to come 
closer ...a Juvenile Golden Eagle . Quite a surprise on this freezing cold day. 
I managed several photos and then lost sight of the bird when I fumbled for an 
extender in my coat pocket to bring the bird in closer. I think it flew west of 
my position because a few minutes later 6 crows were hurrying in that direction 
with a few others heading that way moments later. For those familiar with 
Orleans it looked like the bird was looking down on the lands behind the 
Walmart on Innes and Belcourt ( behind the woods and the water tower) 

A heavily cropped image can be found at the link below

http://www.pbase.com/image/132062836


Gary Fairhead





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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[Mike Williamson]

Hi to all birdalerters.

I had an Adult Golden Eagle today at 3:45 flying SW over the Durham,York 
townline. GE was seen at townline & Hwy #7.

Cheers
Mike Williamson 



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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle west of Cambridge

[MARTIN GELEYNSE]

This morning at about 9:30am I observed an adult golden eagle flying westward 
at 
tree-top height in the area of Dickie Settlement Road and Roseville Road. I 
followed it in my vehicle for several kilometers until it went into a soar and 
drifted to the south west near the village of Ayr.

Directions: From the 401 take the Homer Watson/Fountain Street cutoff  south 
toward Cambridge. Take the first right onto Dickie Settlement Road at the 
round-about. Travel approximately 3km to Roseville Road.

Martin Geleynse
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle near Bradford

[peter wukasch]

Today at about 2:15 pm I was driving along the 9th Line of Bradford-West 
Gwillimbury just east of Hwy. 27 when I spotted an adult Golden Eagle heading 
in a southwesterly direction at fairly close range. It was close enough to 
readily see the "golden" nape feathers.
The bird was located north of the town of Bond Head on Hwy. 27. Turn right on 
to the 9th Line  and the bird was about .5 km coming from the northeast.

Peter Wukasch 
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Loons

[William Gilmour]

Greetings Ontbirders

Today at the Rosetta McClain Hawk watch a juvenile Golden Eagle was the 
highlight of the day. Also in the lake there was a large number of Common Loons 
(125+) and thousands of Red-breasted Mergansers.

Thanks to Tiny and Walter
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, near Ottawa

[Donald Wigle]

I saw an adult Golden Eagle near the Rideau River south of Kemptville this 
afternoon about 2pm.  It was fairly low initially but soon caught a thermal and 
went high.  See photos at link below.

Beth Wigle
Ottawa

http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/eagles?pli=1

Directions: From Kemptville, take Hwy 43 south toward Merrickville, turn right 
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle near Bancroft

[Mike Burrell]

This afternoon at 3:15 there was a juvenile Golden Eagle perched in a tree 
about 100m east of Hwy 28, about 15 minutes south of Bancroft.  The exact 
location was  in a wetland at a bend in the road 1.1km north of the Eels Lake 
Public Landing Road, which is between Apsley and Silent Lake Provincial Park 
(closer to Silent Lake).  There is a small municipal dump just south of Eels 
Lake Public Landing Road that is open Friday, Sunday, and Monday from 9am-4pm, 
which may be worth checking out if you are looking for the bird.

Mike Burrell
michof...@hotmail.com
Bancroft, ON
  
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle in Bancroft

[Mike Burrell]

At 10:30 this morning there was a sub adult Golden Eagle flying slowly 
northeast over the Canadian Tire at the north end of Bancroft.

To get to Bancroft take hwy 28 north from Peterborough or hwy 62 north from 
Belleville.

Mike Burrell
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - New Yard Bird

[Todd Pepper]

Despite the weather, an adult Golden Eagle just flew over the roof of my
house here in suburban Leamington. The bird was flying east to west battling
the wind. 

 

Not much point chasing it, but I live at 36 Cherrywood, one block west of
Sherk Street in Leamington.

 

Todd Pepper

Leamington, Ontario

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"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin"

 William Shakespeare

 

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle- Port Stanley, Brant- Port Bruce

[Dominic Cormier]

Hey all,

Andrew Keaveney and Tim Sneider report a juvenile Golden Eagle at the Port 
Stanley Sewage lagoons today at around 8:30AM. The bird was on the far side of 
the lagoons across from the first viewing platform in a large maple tree. It 
was around for almost an hour before taking flight. Also a Pectoral Sandpiper 
and 2 Dunlin were present this morning. Late yesterday afternoon they also had 
a Barn Swallow at the Lagoons.

At Port Bruce yesterday, a 1st year Brant was present in the canal. 
Interestingly, they observed a Ring-billed Gull the same day attempting to 
consume a large Yellow-spotted salamander along one of the beaches in Port 
Burwell.

Cheers,
Dominic Cormier
Guelph

Directions:

Port Stanley:
>From Hwy 401 - Exit at Exit #164 ( Cty Rd 20 or Union Rd ). Drive southeast on 
>Union Rd for approx. 11 or 12kms to Boxall Rd. Turn right onto Boxall Rd and 
>drive southwest for 3kms to Scotch Line. Turn left on Scotch Line and drive 
>east for approx.2kms and you will see the sewage lagoons and the 2 viewing 
>platforms beside the road on your right.
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[Ontbirds] GOLDEN EAGLE among 161 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov3/09

[Doug Lockrey]

With medium NW winds, rising BP and light thermals as many as 12 observers 
thoroughly
enjoyed spotting raptors coming in high and low on several flyways over a 
period of 5 hours,

interrupted by a brief shower.

During the first hour we had great views of a very dark morph adult 
Red-tailed Hawk.
Then, at 10:40 a bird we all wait for arrived with all of its splendour--a 
1st yr. GOLDEN

EAGLE took 10 minutes to glide over our heads.

The 161 migrating raptors--  10 Turkey Vultures, 4 male N.Harriers, 21 
Sharp-shinneds,

5 Cooper's, 2 N.GOSHAWKS, 2 RED-SHOULDEREDS, 110 RED-TAILEDS,
3 ROUGH-LEGGEDS, 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 1 Am.Kestrel, 2 Peregrines.
SEE TABLE BELOW.

We did not spend much time looking at non-raptors. They included female 
PURPLE

FINCH, 2 FOX SPARROWS.

Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
TUESDAY, Nov.3/09
Observation time--0900-1400



Official counters- Doug Lockrey, Charlie Adey
Observers-  Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, Charlie Adey, John 
Stirrat,

Ron Stephenson, Bruce Parker, Joyce Collier-Brown, Jerry Ball, Alan Woods,
Stu Williams, John Floegl

Weather: medium NW wind; BP=101.7 rising; TUV=1.5; 10C



From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then east

through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street beyond---Hall's Rd.--south
toward the lake to the second roadside parking area.



Raptor speciesDay Total-Month Total--Season Total

-Nov.3

---

Black Vulture0---0--0
Turkey Vulture--1011--3954
Osprey--00--- 136
Bald Eagle---0---0 52
Northern Harrier---4-4-- 97
Sharp-shinned Hawk--2130---1464
Cooper's Hawk--- 5 10 --980
Northern Goshawk 26-- 102
Red-shouldered Hawk-2 --- 3 ---42
Broad-winged Hawk--  0 0 --416
Red-tailed Hawk110---139-1106
Rough-legged Hawk3 ---510
Golden Eagle-- 1  1 2
American Kestrel- 1 - 3-- 480
Merlin- 0   --0 ---34
Peregrine Falcon--2  5-- 46
Unidentified Accipiter- 0   0 --11
Undentified Buteo 0 - 4-- 29
Unidentified Falcon--- 0 - 0 ---2
Unidentified Eagle-0-- 0-- 1
Unidentified Raptor --- 01- 35



TOTALS161---222-8039
HOURS--514--320.5

Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle - Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton

[Kevin Kerr]

Hello Ontbirders,

Evan Timusk and I birded the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton early
this afternoon. The highlight of the outing was an immature GOLDEN
EAGLE that was spotted soaring over the trail to Bull’s Point
traveling southwest. The other notable raptor sighting was an adult
male MERLIN, which put on a show by picking off a Cedar Waxwing in
front of the Nature Interpretive Centre.

Other sightings included the area’s more usual fare of Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and Purple Finch. Cootes Paradise was
filled with Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler.

Good birding,

Kevin Kerr
Guelph, ON

Directions (provided by the RBG website):
>From Toronto and East
Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West (Hamilton). Exit at Highway 6
North. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are
now dated: travel 800 metres north along Hwy 6 to York Road. Exit York
Road, turn right and then turn left onto the new Plains Road and come
south along Plains Road crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights
to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass
building. Turn right into the parking lot.

>From Kitchener-Waterloo and West including Detroit (U.S.A.)
Highway 401 East to Highway 6 South. Follow Highway 6 South for about
25 km. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are
now dated: exit onto York Road, make a left and then a right on the
new Plains Road and drive south crossing over the 403. Turn left at
the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the
glass building. Turn right into the parking lot.


-- 
Kevin C.R. Kerr
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, Canada

Tel:(519)824-4120 x56212
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Brant - Constance Bay near Ottawa

[Jeff Skevington]

There appears to be a good migration going on along the Ottawa River today. We 
are stuck in the yard doing yard work, but nonetheless managed to see a flock 
of 400 Brant and a subadult Golden Eagle go over. There was an albino Brant in 
the flock with the others.

Constance Bay is west of Ottawa. Take the March Road exit from Hwy 417 in 
Kanata. Turn off onto Dunrobin Road. Take this to Constance Bay Drive. Follow 
this to the river and start birding.

Good birding,

Jeff

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle over Brighton

[Doug McRae]

Hi Ontbirders,

I saw an adult Golden Eagle flying east, low over my yard at the north  
end of Brighton this morning, at about 930 a.m.  While I get an east  
to west hawk flight over my yard in fall, spring raptors are much less  
frequent or directionally focused.  This is my first spring Golden in  
14 years of living here.


Cheers,

Doug McRae

Dircetions:  Brighton is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario  
between Trenton (to the east) and Colborne (to the west).  My house is  
on Hwy 30 just north of the Ford dealership.

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Ottawa

[Don Wigle]

We saw a juvenile Golden Eagle this afternoon near the dike at Shirley's Bay
in Ottawa.  I good pictures good enough to confirm the ID but not good
enough to post.  

 

Don Wigle

Ottawa

 

Directions:  http://ca.geocities.com/larry.ne...@rogers.com/orwo22.htm

 

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Follow-up

[Mark Haw]

On Saturday I was in the same spot where I had seen the (possible) Golden Eagle 
on Friday. This time I saw what I assume was the same bird, perched, with it's 
back to me. When I saw it Friday I could see that it had a dark brown head and 
chest, with what I can only describe as gold highlights. From the back, the 
bird was this same colour all over. This time I saw the bird fly. I could see 
that it had white under it's wings and tail. It's wingtips turned up as it 
soared and it remained aloft for the entire time I watched it. Just passing 
along more detail because from the second sighting this still doesn't look to 
me like an immature Bald Eagle. (I've seen immature Bald Eagles and the head 
and beak of this bird appeared much smaller)
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle

[Mark Haw]

Yesterday,in Brantford on the 403 near Paris Road I saw what I believe was a 
Golden Eagle. I am not an experienced birder and am wondering if anyone else 
has seen a Golden Eagle in this area. The bird was on the ground, facing me. I 
know it was not a Turkey Vulture and it I don't think it was an immature Bald 
Eagle.
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle- Merrickville, Eastern Ontario

[SLIMBIRD Gerard]

Hello,

An adult Golden Eagle (escorted by a local Raven) passed low about 40 feet
and caught a thermal right over our house here in Merrickville at 12: 40
p.m. this afternoon.  It lingered for a minute before moving on.  Brenda
managed to get outside in time to have binocular filling views. "Yard" birds
can hardly  get any better than that!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Good birding,
Gerard Phillips and Brenda Carter.
Merrickville




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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Shallow Lake, Grey County March 17th

[Jerry Walsh]

At about 315 this afternoon we had outstanding looks at an immature Golden 
Eagle near Shallow Lake. The bird was first observed perched in a tree near the 
roadside and we were able to approach in a car to about 30 yards distance 
before the bird took flight and flew low to the east. It was exciting to see 
the 'field marks' at close range, rather than high overhead as we usually see 
them in migration. Quite an unexpected discovery, and, I think, my first-ever 
March Golden Eagle in Ontario.

A few other raptors were sighted, including one Red-shouldered Hawk and a few 
Red-tailed Hawks, but no Turkey Vultures at all.

To reach the location where we saw the Golden Eagle travel north from Owen 
Sound on Hwy 6 to Shallow Lake. Just after descending the small hill into 
Shallow Lake turn right on to Cruickshank Street. This becomes Grey Road 170. 
Driving along here you will see a large, mostly ice-covered, wetland on your 
right. We saw the eagle on the left side of the road about 1/2 km beyond this 
point and just before McNab Lake Conservation Area.

Jerry Walsh
Owen Sound

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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle near Bolton Dec. 22nd

[dave milsom]

This afternoon I saw a 1st-year Golden Eagle hunting along Concession 11 at 
17th Sideroad, north of Cold Creek, near Bolton. At one point, it dove down 
into a gully and flushed up 9 Wild Turkeys. I have 4 distant photos of the 
eagle below.
Also saw a dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk in the area. Near Tullamore on 
Torbram Road (n. of Mayfield Rd.) was a flock of Snow Buntings.
Several WW Crossbills also seen. There are many in the Bolton area.
 
For 4 Golden Eagle photos, see http://www.flckr.com/photos/milsomdave
 
 
For birding tours, see website  http://ca.geocities.com/milsomda...@rogers.com
 
 
Dave Milsom
 
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[Ontbirds] GOLDEN EAGLE, GOSHAWK among 73 raptors at Cranberry--Nov.2/08

[Doug Lockrey]

CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sun.,Nov.2/08   
 
Observation  time: 0900-1400
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters:Doug Lockrey,Greg Stuart 
Observers:   Rayfield Pye, Brian Steele, Greg Stuart, Jim McKnight, Charlie 
Adey, Jim Munroe, Rosemary Harris, Ron Stephenson, many visitors, Frank Butson 
and 4 confreres from the ROSETTA McCLAIN RW in Scarborough.

Weather conditions-- medium NNE wind(becoming E by mid-day), rising/then 
falling BP, TUV=2, 4C; 5% cloud-cover

The north-easterly winds carried most of the migrating hawks directly north off 
Thickson Pt., hence at considerable distance from our platform. The keen eyes 
of Brian, Rayfield and Stuart were major contributing factors to seeing a good 
number of Red-tailed Hawks (see table below). We were happy to have Frank and 
his crew from Rosetta McClain to help us. It was cold and blustery at times.

At 1110 a wonderful grey ghost spectacle came rapidly very low right across the 
wetland, through our perched owl, and on westward. Many photos were taken of 
this immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
After many people had left a wide wingspanned raptor appeared over the north 
edge of the wetland--I do not recall any flapping as this adult GOLDEN EAGLE 
moved through.
At 0915 an adult PEREGRINE FALCON (a resident) perched in a willow tree.

Among non-raptors--pine siskins, both kinglets, yellow-rumped warbler.

>From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east 
>through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the 
>lake to the second roadside parking area. From the 401 westbound--exit at 
>Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd.

Species Nov.2 CountMonth Total   Season Total  
-- -- - 
  -
Black Vulture(BV) 0  0  
  0
Turkey Vulture(TV)   0   1  
 3205
Osprey(OS) 0  0 
149
Bald Eagle(BE)   0  0   
 67
Northern Harrier (NH)   0 2 
96
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS)   2  181479 
   
Cooper's Hawk (CH)1  5  
112
Northern Goshawk (NG)   1   2   
 7
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS)214   24
Broad-winged Hawk(BW)   0 0   2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT)   53   227  1100
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 35  
31
Golden Eagle(GE)1  1
9
American Kestrel (AK)  0  0
699
Merlin(ML)0 0   
   27
Peregrine Falcon (PG)  0  0 
 18
Unknown Accipiter (UA)1 1   
19
Unknown Buteo (UB)613 20
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0  
  3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 00   
  0
Unknown Raptor(UR)33
43

TOTAL 73  292   
   9150
-
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON


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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle and others

[Brett Fried]

Today I birded Woodend Conservation Area. There was a good number of birds 
around today highlight was a single Golden Eagle that flew over at about 4pm. 
Also there were several other hawks that flew over and were hunting including:
 
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, Northern 
Goshawk
 
Other Birds:
Purple finches, Pine Siskins, Hermit Thrush, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Winter 
Wren, Pileated Woodpecker and the usuals...
 
Directions
>From hamilton 
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Merge onto Glendale Ave, Turn left at Taylor Rd and the park will be on you 
left hand side less than a minute down Taylor Rd.
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle

[Mike Williamson]

  ISRW Oct. 19/2008 
I indicated only 1 for the year the total should read 4.
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle, Heidelberg

[Carol & Jim]

Hey Birders,

 

Not quite a Frigatebird, but a good yard bird (#150) nonetheless. We had a
juvenile Golden Eagle minutes ago passing overhead in a WSW direction at our
home, north-west of Waterloo. Surprisingly there are only a handful of
records for Waterloo region (6 records.

 

Also, first thing this morning at least 4 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows
near the Willow's in Dundas at the same location as Tom Thomas's report
yesterday. 

 

 

Good Birding and Happy Thanksgiving,

Mike and Ken Burrell

Heidelberg, Ont

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Directions - Heidelberg: take highway 85 north through Waterloo, exiting at
King Street going to St. Jacobs. Turn left (west) onto Lobsinger Line and
continue until reaching Heidelberg. 

 

 

 

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[Ontbirds]GOLDEN EAGLE in Whitby, ON--Oct.1/08

[Doug Lockrey]

Brandon McWalter spotted an eagle moving west low over Dundas St. in east 
Whitby at 1106EST on Oct. 1.
It was "all dark, no white underneath, with a brown nape".

Undoubtedly a GOLDEN EAGLE

He phoned me to see if it came over Cranberry Marsh RW--it would be somewhat to 
the north.



Doug Lockrey, Whitby,ON
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle Fowlers Corners

[Richard Pope]

Yesterday at 5:00 p.m. directly over Fowlers Corners I observed an adult 
golden eagle lazily circling for 10 minutes. sorry I could not post 
earlier. richard pope
Fowlers Corners is northwest of Peterborough where Highway 7 North makes 
a right angle to the west at

Chemong Lake.
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle - Cobourg

[Chris Escott]

This morning at about 9:30 a.m., as I was en route along Highway 401 
travelling eastbound, I observed an adult Golden Eagle circling about 
200 m above the treetops on the south side of the highway over a wooded 
valley approximately half way between Exit 474 (Cobourg) and Exit 487 
(Grafton, next exit east of Cobourg).


--
Christopher J. Escott
1 Shouldice Court, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2L 2S3
Home phone: 416.444.8055  Cellular 416.788.8055


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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle

[Bill/Nancy Logan]

Thursday morning, on a frozen embayment in the Otonabee River immediately north 
of Lock #23, a Golden Eagle was dining on the carcass of a very large carp. 
Directions;   Go to the Ashburnham Dr. exit of Hwy. 115 in Peterborough.  Go 
north on Ashburnham Drive to Hunter St., turn left and drive beneath the 
hydraulic liftlock to the first traffic light.  Turn right (north) on to Armour 
Rd..  Continue north on Armour Rd. which changes to River Rd..  At the Nassau 
dam stop sign, turn right and drive through Trent University to Lock #23.
W. Logan, Cobourg ON
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle in Durham Region

[Geoff - Birds]

Today Ray Geras, Terrie Smith and I had a second winter Golden Eagle at Conc. 
10 Clarke at the entrance to Mosport Raceway. 

We also had 50+ Pine Grosbeaks at Blair Rd and Conc. E where they have been 
seen for several days now and a Hoary Redpoll in with about 75 Common Redpoll 
at Blair Rd just north of Conc. E. Two Eastern Bluebirds were seen 1 km. west 
of the intersection of Blair and Conc. 3

Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle south of Beaverton

[Carol & Jim]

Yesterday I observed a Golden Eagle slowing moving southwest.  My
observation point was hwy 48/12 moving south, just before hwy 48 splits to
the west.  I stayed on 48 and soon the Eagle crossed my path again, still
moving southwest.  This area can be reached from the south by taking hwy 12
north from Whitby.

 

Mike Burrell

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Heidelberg, ON

 

 

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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle (Ottawa), plus Barrow's Goldeneye

[Roger Clark]

Hi Ontbirders,
   
  Around 2 p.m. today (13 November), there was an adult Golden Eagle hunting & 
perching in the area of the firing range along March Valley Road.  It was 
flying for a brief time in the company of a Rough-legged Hawk.  The Golden 
Eagle remained in the area for about an hour before flying off in an easterly 
direction.
   
  For good measure, a Barrow's Goldeneye was seen around noon from the Remic 
Rapids Lookout.
   
  Roger Clark
  (613) 744-0314
   
  Directions:  from the western end of Carling Avenue, turn north onto Herzberg 
Road, which becomes Terry Fox Drive.  Turn right onto March Valley Road & drive 
a couple of kilometres scanning the open fields on the right.


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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle over Soiled Reputation

[Antony John]

Today at 11.45 we were treated to a juvenile Golden Eagle flying north (?) over 
our farm, at about 200 feet.  The bright white tail band and white wrist 
patches were the giveaway.  That plus the fact that it was HUGE!  And just when 
I thought I'd have to drive to Hawk Cliff to see one!  Our farm is located just 
north of the hamlet of Sebringville, on line 130.
 Thanks, Antony John
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle south of Cambridge

[Mark Cranford]

Posting for the Burrells

This afternoon about 4:30 Jim and Kenny Burrell had a juvenile Golden 
Eagle flying west over Bannister Lake, south of Cambridge.  The bird 
flew west flushing 12 Sandhill Cranes and the local Trumpeter Swans. 
Shortly afterwards an adult Bald Eagle was seen flying east.


Mike Burrell
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Heidelberg, ONtario

Directions (courtesy Brett Woodman):

From Cambridge drive out of the southwest corner of the city on St. 
Andrew's Rd which turns into Spragues Rd.
Follow this to Wrigley Rd and turn right. Bannister Lake is located on 
the north side of Wrigley Rd.,
Wrigley Lake on the south side.  The bird was seen from the last (most 
westerly) vantage point along Wrigley

Road before the intersection with Dumfries Rd.
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Mark Cranford
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Mississauga, Ont.
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle /Innisfil

[GARTH BAKER]

This morning at about 11:30 Nigel Shaw and myself observed a Sub-adult Golden 
Eagle. It was watched for more than 20 minutes as it came from the Lefroy 
direction and proceded to Glide and Circle in a South Westerly direction. We 
lost site of it as it probably reached the Intersection of Hwy 11 and Hwy 89.
   This is the 2nd GOEA observed by myself in Innisfil in the last 3 years.
   
  We were near the Intersection of the 2nd Line of Innisfil and the 20th 
Sideroad.
   
  Hwy 11 to the 2nd Line of Innisfil,turn East first Stop Sign is the 20th 
Sideroad!


Cheer's Garth
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle near Grand Valley

[brett woodman]

Unfortunately this post is for yesterday.  For some reason my email was not 
letting me deliver message yesterday and this is the first chance I have had to 
get it out today.
 
The highlight of my afternoon (yesterday) was observing a first year Golden 
Eagle flying west.  The bird was first seen around 1:10 p.m. west of Highway 25 
on Concession 12-13 (just south of Highway 89).  I followed it south and west a 
number of concession blocks were it perched in a maple about 200m west of the 
road and afforded me nice looks in the scope.  After about 5 min it took off 
and continued flying southwest. 
 
Of interest, to me at any rate, is the fact that I saw a Golden Eagle about 
10-15 m south of here last Oct 27, 2005 while visiting another job site in this 
vicinity.  These are the only Goldens I have seen in Ontario.
 
Brett Woodman
Waterloo, ON


 

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The Black Guillemot in Massey west of Sudbury was last seen on
Tuesday morning, 21 November, about 8 a.m. by Erwin Meissner. When
Erwin saw the guillemot it was flying upriver about 6 km from the
bridge in Massey, where it was seen by about 100 people on Saturday
and Sunday. As the guillemot flew by a perched adult Bald Eagle, the
eagle stooped and in two flaps was close behind it with its legs
extended. Erwin didn't see the outcome. About 10 birders, including
us, searched the river yesterday, but we could not relocate the Black
Guillemot. Today (Wednesday afternoon) Erwin had not seen it as of
3:15 p.m. For current information, please phone Erwin at 705-865-1970.

Age and Plumage: In Monday's post, we incorrectly aged it as a winter
adult in definitive basic plumage. However, it is a young bird in
juvenile/first basic (first year) plumage. We have since examined
four excellent photos taken by Joe Houle which show dark mottling and
barring on the mostly white wing coverts, which we did not see in the
field. Adults have pure white wing coverts. Also, its leg colour is
orangish (brighter red in adults) indicating a yearling bird. First
year birds are more likely to wander than adults. See photos
http://www.jeaniron.ca/2006/BlackGuillemot1.htm

Subspecies: We are tentatively identifying it as the Eastern Arctic
subspecies 'Cepphus grylle ultimus' rather than the Atlantic
subspecies 'C.g. atlantis' because of its extreme whiteness. The big
Sibley Guide (2000) on page 245 shows a comparison between Arctic and
Atlantic birds. The Massey bird agrees more closely with the whiter
northern birds. The subspecies 'ultimus' is most likely in Massey
because it breeds south to James Bay (Godfrey 1986, The Birds of
Canada). Ross James (1991, Annotated Checklist of the Birds of
Ontario, ROM) assigned the Toronto specimens to 'C.g. ultimus'. See
photos showing overall whiteness of this individual
http://www.jeaniron.ca/2006/BlackGuillemot1.htm

Previous Inland Ontario Records: There are two specimen records for
Toronto and two sight reports for Kingston. There is an old report
for Hamilton which was accepted by Bob Curry (2006) in the recently
published "Birds of Hamilton and surrounding areas." Black Guillemots
seen on Lake Ontario could originate from either Hudson Bay and James
Bay or from the St. Lawrence River estuary where they also breed.
Although not an inland report, Doug McRae and Alan Wormington saw one
or two birds on five days between 23 October and 14 November 1981 at
Netitishi Point (not far from Moosonee) on southern James Bay (Speirs
1985, Birds of Ontario).

Breeding Record: No breeding evidence was found during the two
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlases. There is very little suitable rocky
coastal nesting habitat in Ontario. The only breeding record for
Ontario was on the Hudson Bay coast published by Harry Lumsden (1959)
in the Canadian Field-Naturalist 73(1):53-55. However, it b

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle and 51 dead common loons

[Lloyd Paul]

Birders:
I was out birding in Prince Edward County near Belleville on Monday, October 
30th. I had an excellent view of a juvenile golden eagle flying over Picton.
A very disturbing experience happened when I was birding along the shores of 
Lake Ontario at Sandbanks Provincial Park.  Along a half kilometre stretch of 
what is called "Campers Beach", going south along the shore from the Outlet 
River, I counted 51 dead common loons.
They did not appear bloated.  There was blood coming from the mouths of many of 
them.
I reported it to the staff at Sandbanks and they may send some to Guelph for 
testing.  They suggested it could be bocilism.  If anyone reading this can help 
me understand what may have caused this I would much appreciate it if you would 
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Directions to Picton: 401 to Belleville South on 62 to Hwy.33 and along that 
road to Picton.  
Regards
Lloyd Paul
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Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2006
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  23531  24622
Osprey   0 56273
Bald Eagle   0112327
Northern Harrier 1729   1680
Sharp-shinned Hawk   3   8934  14593
Cooper's Hawk0379531
Northern Goshawk 0 31 39
Red-shouldered Hawk  0437444
Broad-winged Hawk0   1098  43083
Red-tailed Hawk  1   1913   2045
Rough-legged Hawk0 15 15
Golden Eagle 0 50 50
American Kestrel 0670   5068
Merlin   0 40226
Peregrine Falcon 0 24101
Unknown10 35
Swainson's Hawk  0  2  2

Total:   5  38031  93134
--

Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Dave Brown

Observers:

Visitors:
Had a visit from a local individual...Fred Murhpy who stopped to chat.


Weather:
More rotten weather...drizzle to start and then solid rain . Temp was warm
to start at 13C and remained even for the time we did the count. Winds
were moderate from the W. The clearing trend has been just too slow to
move through the Hawk Cliff area.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few birds braving the rain...total of 5.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Looking good for Wednesday...should be sunny with cloudy periods...I would
think we'll see a bit of a flight after the rainy weather today.
===Report 
submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm


Site Description:
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch:
Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port
Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie

Directions to site:
>From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury
(Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a
large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the
first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on
this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly
into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they
sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue
down gravel road to viewing area.

>From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south,
through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas;
you will come to a veer in the road, straight u

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle, Clayton (Ottawa)

[Bob Jurmain]

Golden Eagle flew over Clayton Village today.  Also 130+ Bohemian Waxwings near 
Almonte on Wolf Grove Road. A few days ago we had a Broad-winged Hawk at our 
feeder in Pakenham.

Bob Jurmain, M.Arch.
Designer and Builder
305 Klondike Road
Pakenham, Ontario
K0A 2X0
613-256-0160, Fax: 256-7182
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Observed a Sharp-Shinned Hawk visiting feeders in ST. Lawernce park off
Collins Bay Rd & Taylor Kidd Blvd in Kingston today at 10:30 am 30 Jan 06.

Paul
Kingston

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle-Elgin County

[Melisse D.]

I observed an adult golden eagle at 8:15 am on Jan. 13, 2006 on Fingal Line in 
Elgin County.  It was observed at very close range.   
   
  The bird was feeding on a road-kill raccoon in the middle of the road 
immediately adjacent to the Talbot Estate property. Due to the hilly road, I 
was only 40 feet away when I spotted it and immediately pulled to the side of 
the road.  It continued feeding for a few moments before being frightened off 
by a passing car.  It flew a short distance and perched in tree in the ravine.  
I left the area in the hopes it would return to its breakfast.  
   
  This is a relatively quiet road and the bird may still be in the area 
provided road crews have not removed the racoon.  
   
  Excuse my hyperbole, but this is my first close-up encounter with this 
species and I am still in awe.  It was an absolutely magnificent bird!  An 
auspicious beginning to Friday the 13th!!
   
  Melisse DeDobbeleer
   
  Directions:  From the 401, take Iona Road south to Fingal Line.  Turn right 
on Fingal Line and proceed approximately 5 county roads south west.  You will 
encounter a deep ravine with the Talbot Estate property on the opposite side.  
The racoon is on the road. 


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The Ivory Gull was found at Wheatley Harbour this morning. It had
apparently been there all night, as it was initially found by a birder
from New York at daybreak. I got there shortly after 8:00 a.m., along
with birders from the greater Detroit area and one from Tucson, Arizona.

The bird was sitting on the sand about 15 metres from the shoreline and
probably 20 metres or so east of the easternmost break wall to the
Wheatley Harbour. It remained there until at least 9:15 a.m. when I
left.

Directions:
>From the west: from Windsor take Hwy 3 east past Leamington and when it
ends at County Rd 34 (Talbot Trail) continue east on Talbot Trail to
Wheatley.=20
>From the east: from Hwy 401 get off at exit 63 and follow Queen's Line
(Chatham-Kent Rd 2) west to Tilbury. At the intersection of Queen's
Line/Mill Street East and Queen Street (Chatham-Kent Rd 1) in Tilbury
turn south on Queen Street to Wheatley.=20

>From the main intersection at the traffic light in the town of Wheatley
take Erie Street (Chatham-Kent Rd 1) south and follow it straight to the
lake. Park at the end of the road in the parking area on the left and
carefully walk over the sand and rocks to the beach.

Good birding!

Allen Woodliffe
Chatham

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle near Thornbury

[matthew.graham]

Yesterday Dec. 14 while driving on coutny rd 13. just north of the village of 
Kimberly, I saw a large black bird being harassed by a crow.  The crow was 
dwarfed by this other bird so I got out of my truck and found the bird in 
question was an immature Golden Eagle!  The crow left and the eagle banked and 
turned our way and flew right over us, giving a great look, back dropped 
against a clear blue sky.

Kimberly is on county road 13 about 25 km south of hwy. 26 at Thornbury (which 
is about half way between Collingwood and Meaford).  The bird was seen just 
north of Beaver Valley ski club.

Matt Graham
Burlington
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[Ontbirds]GOLDEN EAGLE, BALD EAGLE among 167 raptors at Cranberry-Oct.20--also Snow Goose

[Doug Lockrey]

With winds changing from one minute to the next, from NNE to NNW to SW to NW
to---, hawks were showing up along several flight lines at the Cranberry
Marsh RW over a period of 6 hours on Oct.20. I thank the 10 people with
great eyes for their sightings.
We closed down at 2pm est, with 167 migrants listed--these included 41
Turkey Vulture, 54 Sharp-shinned, 8 Cooper's, 1 RED-SHOULDERED, 43
Red-tailed, 1 Rough-legged, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel AND 1 adult GOLDEN EAGLE at
1135 est, and 1 2nd yr. BALD EAGLE at 1220 est.

This was the first day in which we noted many small streams of Canada Geese
coming in from the north to sit on the lake. With one group was a SNOW
GOOSE.

Songbirds feeding along the path--song, white-crowned, white-throated and
swamp sparrows, w-b nuthatch, juncos,
At least 2 Monarchs were detected.

>From the west--exit 404 on the 401, south to Bayly, east through Lakeridge
to Hall's Rd.--south; from the east-exit 410, south to Victoria, west over
to Hall's Rd.

Doug Lockrey, Whitby
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle/Innisfil

[GARTH BAKER]

Hello All;
 
 This morning at 10:40 an Immature Golden Eagle was seen by myself in the Town 
of Innisfil.I was viewed for 5+ minutes at times without Binoculars as it 
Circled . I could hardly believe my eyes when I learned it wasn't another TV 
coming across the Field.It was viewed along the 2nd Line of Innisfil,East of 
the 20th Sideroad.
 
 Highway 11 to 2nd Line of Innisfil.Easton 2nd Line,cross 20th Sideroad 
approximately 1 and1/2 Kilometers at top of Hill.
 
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I have seen reports that the Black-tailed Gull has been seen numerous
times yesterday, Oct. 19, and all morning to-day the 20th, in Charlotte,
Vermont..

For directions, see the notes below.

=46rom Matthew Medler :

=ABThe following is a link to a "big picture" map of the Burlington area,=

with the village of Charlotte marked with a red star:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=3Daddress&country=3DUS&ad=
dtohist

ory=3D&searchtab=3Dhome&address=3D&city=3Dcharlotte&state=3Dvt&zipcode

Zooming in two levels provides the detail necessary to follow roads to
the town beach. From the red star, go west a short distance on Ferry
Road until the intersection with Lake Road. Turn right (go north) on
Lake Road and follow it until you come to a 25 mph zone and then go
under a covered bridge. The parking lot for the town beach is on your
right almost immediately after coming out of the covered bridge.=BB

=46rom the message of Martin Bowman :

=ABIf you go and can't find the bird at the suggested spot, go further
along
the road and take the first left.  On your left at some distance is a
house under construction on the shore.  Ask the workmen if you can go to
the
shore;  they certainly agreed today.  It was there we had the bird in
flight.

If you do decide to go, I suggest going down the New York side of Lake
Champlain and taking the ferry from Essex to Charlotte.  This avoids
difficult roads north of Philipsburg, QC, and construction in Shelburne,

VT.  Ferry cost about $12 USD one way . . . don't know about return
fares.=BB

Langis Sirois, Ottawa

[Ontbirds]Golden eagle, Brewer's blackbird, Bruce P.

[Paul Kron]

On Saturday, April 9 at approx. 2:00, an immature golden eagle was 
flying high, north to south along the Georgian Bay shoreline of the 
Bruce Peninsula, at the Stormhaven camping area south of Cyprus Lake P. 
Park.


On Sunday, April 10, at least one male Brewer's blackbird was singing 
from a fence post along Hwy. 6 north of Wiarton, also on the Bruce 
Peninsula.


Directions: Travel north on Hwy 6 to the Bruce Peninsula. Brewer's 
blackbirds: Approx. 23 km north of Wiarton, along Hwy 6, there is a 
long stretch of road with open pastures on both sides and numerous 
fenceposts (just south of the windmill). Check these fenceposts for the 
resident Brewer's blackbirds. Golden Eagle: Continuing north on Hwy 6, 
access the Bruce trail via Cyprus Lake P. Park. Stormhaven is on the 
Bruce Trail south of the park (a demanding half hour hike along the 
shoreline). Raptors were moving all along the Georgian Bay shoreline on 
saturday.

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle; Cackling Goose @ Long Point.

[smacke03]

Fellow Birders,

This afternoon, an adult Golden Eagle was sitting in the field adjacent to the
corner of the East Quarter Line Rd. and Concession A., just west of Port Rowan,
probably investigating some carrion.  5 Turkey Vultures were also in the area. 
Earlier that day an adult Bald Eagle was in the same field.

Last night, (March 17) a Cackling Goose was observed at the Bird Studies Canada
headquarters.  There are a large number of Geese around so it's worth giving
them a second look.

Although Tundra Swans do not appear to be at their peak, highest counts in the
past few days have been anywhere from 5000 to 7000, mostly on Big Creek and in
the surrounding corn and soy bean fields.  The mouth of Big Creek has also been
quite productive for waterfowl, mostly Canvasbacks and Redheads.

For more details on the current bird activity at Long Point or a number of other
bird observatories across Canada, check out the Canadian Migration Monitoring
Network Sightings Board at http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/cmmnsightings.html


Stu Mackenzie

LPBO Program Coordinator

Long Point Bird Observatory c/o Bird Studies Canada
P.O. Box 160
Port Rowan, ON
N0E 1M0
(519) 586-3531 ext. 223 (BSC Office)
(519) 586-2885 (Old Cut Field Station)
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Concession A, intersects Hwy# 59 coming south into Long Point about 1km north of
Front Rd. or Reg. Rd. 42.
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After a sluggish start due to weather, the count was good today at 
Beamer Park, near Grimsby.

Highlights included: 7 Bald eagles, 1 Male Harrier, Coopers Hawks, Rough 
Legged Hawks, and a Turkey Vulture almost completely white on one side 
of its body.


To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie 
St./Mountain St.
to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go 1.6km to
Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the conservation area.
Parking is normally available inside the park. If parking at the 
entrance or on
the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your car.
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Long Point to Fisherville to Newmarket - Sandhill Cranes, Snow
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Ian Cannell and I did a full day of birding today, starting at Fisher's Glen on 
Lake Erie, crossing westward to Long Point, doubling back to Fisherville later 
on, then eventually heading north to Newmarket.  The overlap between 
early-arriving migrants from the south and late-lingering visitors from the 
north allowed for sightings of a wide range of bird species.
.   
Interesting spring arrivals along the Lake Erie shore included:
 
Fisher's Glen - KILLDEER (2), RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (3), WILD TURKEY (9), 
HORNED LARK (6), plus numerous Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and Red-winged 
Blackbirds (by day's end we had seen literally hundreds of the three latter 
species, especially RWBB).
 
Turkey Point to Long Point - SANDHILL CRANE (4), BALD EAGLE (1), RING-NECKED 
PHEASANT (1 male), TUNDRA SWAN (7000... they just kept coming in!), NORTHERN 
PINTAIL (25), REDHEAD (100+), CANVASBACK (100+), NORTHERN HARRIER (2).  At Big 
Creek on both sides of the Long Point causeway the water was open, so many 
waterfowl were concentrated in that area, allowing for very good

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle west of Newmarket

[RON FLEMING]

Searching for my first Red-winged Blackbird of the spring this morning, I was 
certainly not thinking about eagles.  When an anomalous-looking raptor (i.e. 
not one of the many local Red-tailed Hawks I have seen) appeared in the sky 
circling high over a woodlot on the east side of Keele Street at 9:40, I pulled 
over to take a look in case it turned out to be a Northern Goshawk or 
Red-shouldered Hawk doing a display flight over local territory (like many 
birders over the past four years, I have become conditioned to default into 
atlassing mode).
 
Even after I got my binoculars on the bird I was not thinking about eagles.  
From a distance, the bird appeared to be a dark buteo.  It clearly showed a 
dark "vest" and a dark terminal band on its two-toned tail, so I began to think 
that it was a dark adult Rough-legged Hawk.  As the bird slowly descended from 
the thermal it was riding and, in the process, flew closer to where I was 
standing, I began to re-evaluate this identification because the bird looked 
very large.  Still, I had to remind myself, it is easy to misjudge a bird's 
size in the sky when there are no other birds to compare it to.  
 
Other anomalies presented themselves, however: for one thing, the contrast 
between the vest and tail were obvious in the clear sunlight, BUT it was not 
the bold black-and-white contrast that shows up on a Rough-legged Hawk.  Also, 
there seemed to be a shiny part on the head, which at first puzzled me (insert 
"duh").  When the bird finally started to flap its way back up to a higher 
altitude, the wingbeats were slow and the wingtips bent upward, suggesting a 
larger, longer wing surface and a different "gestalt" altogether than a 
Rough-legged Hawk.  
 
It finally hit me as I watched it climb: I was looking at an adult Golden 
Eagle!  The "shiny part on the head" was its golden nape and - yes - the bird 
was indeed very large!  It flew with a slight dihedral when it was not 
flapping.  I watched it slowly moving north-northwest over the Holland Marsh 
area until it was lost from view.  This is only the fourth Golden Eagle I have 
observed in York Region in the past twenty years.  I imagine there are more 
sightings than that in this area, but it is not a species that is observed 
often in this area. 
 
I still haven't found my first Red-winged Blackbird of the spring, even though 
they have been seen both north of me (in Keswick) and south of me (in 
Concorde).  But I shouldn't complain.
 
Of additional interest today was a displaying male Cooper's Hawk crossing 
Bathurst Avenue just south of Mulock Road in southwest Newmarket at 10:00 a.m.. 
 The white, flared-up undertail coverts used in accipter displays puzzled me 
for years until several contributors to this website informed me that what I 
was seeing was not so much an odd field mark, but a behaviour linked to 
courtship. This flaring up of the undertail coverts can create a white-rumped 
appearance to some accipters, sometimes leading to misidentifications of these 
slim hawks as harriers.
 
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
 
DIRECTIONS: Although the eagle is likely many miles north of Newmarket by now, 
it was seen just north of Highway 9 on Keele Avenue, near where the Cardinal 
Golf Course maintenace road meets Keele.  this is just a few kms east of Hwy. 
400.  The Cooper's Hawk
mentioned above is, I suspect, one of a pair of local Cooper's that patrols the 
vicinity of Bathurst and Mulock in the southwest part of Newmarket.  I am 
guessing, but I believe they nest in the woodlot along Old Bathurst, or in the 
much larger woods that is part of the Joker's Hill property on the west side of 
Bathurst.
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Today, Five Lesser Scaup (with Buffleheads and Long-tails) at Ashbridge's Bay. 
Also four Iceland and two Glaucous Gulls.
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[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle - High Park - Sat Oct 16

[Frank Pinilla]

On Saturday at 1:30pm I watched as an immature Golden Eagle circled over High 
Park's "Hawk Hill" in intermittent heavy rain.  When I first arrived there were 
2 people standing at the hawkwatch station, by the time I walked up there was 
nobody around, nothing else of note was seen in the 30 minutes I was there.

Good birding,
Frank Pinilla
Toronto, ON

DIRECTIONS:
High Park's "Hawk Hill" is located at the north side of the Grenadier 
Restaurant Parking lot.  The entrance to High Park is located south off Bloor 
Street just west of Keele/Parkside, in Toronto.

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle (Chaffeys Locks), Orange-crowned Warbler (Ottawa)

[Jeff Skevington]

Hello Ontbirders,

On Saturday, May 1st, Angela and I saw an immature
Golden Eagle near Chaffeys Locks (flying over the
entrance to the rail trail a few km west of Queens
Biological Station on Opinicon Road). Other birds in
the area were all as expected (lots of Red-shouldered
Hawks, both species of waterthrush, gnatcatchers,
Yellow-throated Vireos, etc.).

Today, we saw an Orange-crowned Warbler at Britannia
(Mud Lake) in Ottawa. The only other birds of note
seen were 2 Northern Parulas. Britannia is along the
river, north of the intersection of Carling and
Richmond Roads in western Ottawa.

Jeff


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Hi Birders,
Of special note today, Jim Burk and I found a male SUMMER TANAGER on
Spicebush Trail this Sunday morning.   It was about a 10 minute walk from
the parking lot.
Warblers were hard to find, and were in small fast moving flocks.  Of note,
we found Bluewinged and Hooded  Bennett Ave.  Also 2 Bluewinged were near
the old Pony Barn (north end of Harrison Trail), as well as a White-eyed
Vireo.
Other things were seen and I'm sure they well appear in the daily report.


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 Wallaceburg,
Chatham-Kent, ON.
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle over Dundas

[james lees]

All,

An Adult Golden Eagle flew over Dundas this morning
between 10 and 12 at the Olympic Arena.
 I also had a couple of thousnds other raptors over,
see full account at http//:www.flythecat.com/james 

James





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All,

An Adult Golden Eagle flew over Dundas this morning
between 10 and 12 at the Olympic Arena.
 I also had a couple of thousnds other raptors over,
see full account at http://www.flythecat.com/james 

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Dear Fellow Birders,

On my way to the University of Guelph today I happened to see a Common Raven 
flying above the Speed River where it crosses Edinburgh Road. I continued to 
watch it circle off to the north, so I don't think it will be sticking around.
Directions: Exit the 401 at Hwy 6 North (295) and follow it up to Wellington 
Rd, and go east. The bird was seen at near the corner of Wellington Rd and 
Edinburgh Rd.


Mike Boyd
Guelph, Ontario

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Bruce Peninsula

[Alfred Raab]

2 Golden Eagle together flying north west, one 1st year and the other a 2nd 
year, over Little Pike Bay this afternoon.
Also 4 Rough-legged Hawks were migrating.
1 Merlin was seen in breeding area.

Little Pike Bay is on Lake Huron, west of Lion's Head in the centre of the 
Bruce Peninsula.

Alfred Raab
Brampton

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This afternoonboth birds were seen from Queenston Boat Launch.
BHGU was in full adult plumage-dark head drew my attention.LIGU was seen
at Fly-past (basic plumage) but I missed the BHGU.
There were 580 Bonaparte's.
BHGU was flying off Lewiston Dock LIGU wasmore up-river on U.S. side.
Number of Little Gulls should build up in next week.
G.B.
905-468-3961

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Hermit Thrush, Forsters Tern in the generally Long Point area

[Norm Murr]

 Good day all.
Yesterday Stan Bajurny and I motored west and south of the Hamilton area and
spent a long day in the field.

High Lights are:-

Horned Grebe - 2 at Townsend sewage lagoons along with 12 species of ducks
Tundra Swan - 10,000+ at and between Aylmer Wildlife Management area and the
Lee Brown Conservation area (west of Port Rowan on Reg, Rd 42). 1 Swan had a
GREY NECKBAND with the NUMBER 690H on it.
Tundra Swan - 1000+ at Townsend sewage lagoons. These birds in a spectacular
display arrived at dusk.
Canada Goose - 1000+ at Townsend sewage lagoons. Arriving at dusk as well.
(We have never seen any other birders here at this time of day enjoying the
show).
Green-winged Teal- 30+ in a number of locations.
Blue-winged Teal - a pair in Long Point Provincial Park.
Bald Eagle - 1 immature in the Triple Bridge area fishing for Pike.
Bald Eagle - 1 adult over west end of Big Creek Marsh.
Bald Eagle - 1 adult beside nest at lake side of Turkey Point Marsh. Seen
from overlook on Lakeshore Rd.
Golden Eagle - 1 adult gum booting straight north over Long Point Provincial
Park.
Sandhill Crane - 11 in various locations in the Long Point area.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 over the Aylmer Wildlife Management area.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 over Long Point Provincial Park.
Bonaparte's Gull - 181 in field with approx. 250 Ring-billed Gulls along
Reg. Rd 42 west of Lee Brown Conservation Area.
Forster's Tern - 1 at Port Burwell.
E. Phoebe - 6 at Old Cut and in Long Point Provincial Park.
Hermit Thrush - 1 in Old Cut Woods.
Tree Swallow - 6 in various places. All moving through.
Tufted Titmouse - 1 in the Triple Bridge area.

All in all a good trip with 70 species seen without Lake Ontario waterfowl.

DIRECTIONS
AYLMER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA


Exit Hwy 401 at Exit #203 (Reg. Rd 73) and drive straight south on Elgin Rd
(becomes Imperial Rd) through Lyons to Ron McNeil Line. Turn left (east)
here and drive to Hacienda Rd. Turn right (south) here and drive to the
south entrance to the Police Collage (on your left or east side).

This entrance is signed. Drive straight ahead to the large enclosed viewing
platform an your there.

This area also has 2 well kept toilets for your convenience.

LONG POINT PROVINCIAL PARK (FEE IN SEASON)

The Provincial Park at Long Point is southwest of Hamilton, directly south
of Port Rowan. To reach it you can drive south on Hwy 6 from Hamilton,
passing through Hagersville and turning right, west in Jarvis onto Hwy 3,
drive to Simcoe and turn left, south on Hwy 24 and follow this to Hwy 59,
( it curves to the west south of town) turn left, south on Hwy 59 and drive
right down about 8 km and past the golf coarse and you will be on the
causeway.

Drive on across the bridge and continue past the marina on your left. The
road comes to Lake Erie where it curves to the left through the cottage /
retail business area. Continue driving along this road passing Old Cut Road
and you will come to the park entrance.

If the park is closed for the season then park here being sure not to block
road and walk into the park.

We find it just as easy to walk over from Old Cut Woods (on Old Cut Rd just
before you reach the park gate) and start birding behind the Maintenance
buildings through the pines on your right as you approach the gate.

NOTE: Be sure to lock your car and put your valuables out of sight).

TRIPLE BRIDGE AT PORT ROYAL / PORT ROWAN ON A CONCESSION

To reach the triple bridge area you can drive south on Hwy 6 from Hamilton,
passing through Hagersville and turning right (west) in Jarvis onto Hwy 3,
drive west to Simcoe and turn left (south) on Hwy 24 and follow this to Hwy
59, turn left (south) on Hwy 59 and drive right down about 7 km to A
Concession Road (just before the golf coarse on your right and just south of
the OPP station also on your right.

Turn right (west) here and follow the road to Big Creek. You will come to 3
bridges only a couple hundred yards apart.

Or you can drive past A Concession Road to Lakeshore Rd at the putting
coarse. Turn right (west) here and drive past Lee Brown Conservation Area to
the next road which is West 1/4 Line EXT. Turn right (north here and drive
about 2km to A Concession Road. Turn right (east) and drive about 1 km to
the bridges.

TURKEY POINT MARSH OVERLOOK

To get to the Turkey Point Marsh overlook from Brantford, drive straight
south down Hwy 24 through Simcoe ((following Hwy 24 as it curves west
towards Long Point. About 8 km you will come to county road 10, turn left
(south), (there are signs here as you approach this road indicating Turkey
Point Prov. Park) and drive straight ahead for about 4 km until you reach
Lakeshore Road, turn right (west), drive through the ravine and continue
west until you see the chain link fence and pull off on your left (south)
side. Park here and you will have a great view of the marsh. You should have
a scope for this area for best viewing. ))

>From Hamilton drive south on Hwy 6 through Hagersville to Jarvis. In Jarvis
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[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle Long Point 2day.

[james lees]

All



Had a first summer Golden Eagle fly over the Long
Point area this afternoon. Photographs and more
sightings of Cranes Etc at 

http://www.flythecat.com/james

James





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Subject: [Ontbirds] 
Stoney creek ( Fifty point) Red Tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture; Grim
Goldeneye,Oldsquaw,Bufflehead;
Rock Point ( Near Dunnville) Cooper's Hawk, Whip-poor-will
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Report on sightings March 19 Between 13:00 PM and 18:00 PM

Stoney Creek at the Fifty Point conservation area ( Lakeshore RD) at =
the
entrance of the park saw a Red Tailed Hawk and a couple Turkey Vulture
flying in the area. Around 13:00PM

Grimsby at the marina,( Lakeshore Rd.)  lot of Ducks and Goose; A Snow =
Goose
mixing with CDN Goose, Mallard ducks, Common Goldeneye, beautiful =
Oldsquaw
duck and Bufflehead. Around 14:00PM

Rock Point near Dunnville ( Mohawk PT.) Highway 3 west of Lowbanks. =
Copper
Hawks on a tree in the village of Lowbanks, At the point, American =
Robin are
arrived ( Good sign of spring arriving, Hopefully), Downy woodpecker, =
White
-Breasted Nuthatch, and surprisingly in the day time a Whip-poor-will, =
here
was also some other bird singing that I could not identify or see. =
Around
16:00PM

Good birding


Jean-Fran=E7ois Rainville
Mississauga, Ontario