IROQUOIS SHORELINE RAPTOR WATCH WHITBY ONT., CANADA. Below I have recored the monthly totals , migrating Raptors & hours at site .
Sept.2004 Oct.2004 Nov.2004 Season Total 2004 Turkey Vulture = 250 =1,046 = 1 =1,297 Osprey = 3 = 3 = 0 = 6 Bald Eagle = 8 = 0 = 0 = 8 N/Harrier = 8 = 5 = 1 = 14 Sharp Shinned=64 = 140 = 9 = 213 Coopers Hawk=9 = 18 = 6 = 33 N/Goshawk =0 = 2 = 1 = 3 Red Shoulder =8 = 44 = 2 = 54 Broad Wing =457 = 0 = 0 = 457 Red Tail =37 = 318 = 38 = 393 Roughlegged =0 = 6 = 7 = 13 Golden Eagle =0 = 23 = 2 = 25 A/Kestrill =12 = 3 = 0 = 15 Merlin =3 = 6 = 2 = 11 Peragrine =2 = 0 = 0 = 2 Total Raptors=864 =1,608 = 69 =2,541 Total Hours =25.5 = 37 = 15 = 80.5 Avg per hr =33.8 = 43.5 = 4.6 = 31.5 This year was disappointing , the weather did not co-operate as our site is manned only on the weekend & thats when the rain seemed to fall ! The 3 R`s Red Tail, Red Shoulder & Rough Legged were well below our normal count . I don`t know what kind of magnet Doug Lockery used but his crew had a record year for Rouhlegged`s well over 300 !! Our best day of the year wasOctober 13th when we recorded a record for our site 13 Golden Eagles ! Well once again it has been thrill to participate in "THE GREAT ESCAPE" !! Report submitted by; Mike Williamson Info on Iroquios can be found at Torontobirding.ca Click on Greater Toronto Raptor Watch . From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 5 23:37:46 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from pop-a065d01.pas.sa.earthlink.net (pop-a065d01.pas.sa.earthlink.net [207.217.121.248]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6AFD48F41 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:37:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from dialup-4.229.159.9.dial1.detroit1.level3.net ([4.229.159.9] helo=localhost) by pop-a065d01.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1CbAgb-0002YA-00 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:41:21 -0800 Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:43:39 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v482) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Karl Overman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.482) Subject: [Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon at Rondeau, Niagara trip etc. X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 04:37:47 -0000 Detroit Audubon had a field trip to Niagara on December 3-5, lead by Alan Wormington. We cherry picked a number of Ontario birds that had previously been seen plus finding a few of our own. Here are some of the highlights at least as to birds not previously mentioned in postings during this most recent weekend: Red-throated Loon: Alan Wormington counted 62 fly-bys at Niagara-on-the-lake on the morning of December 4th. Eurasian Wigeon: Alan pointed out a male of this species, which he had previously located, out of a large flock of American Wigeon at Eireau in the Rondeau area, Kent County, on December 3rd. King Eider On December 5th myself and Alan Wormington saw an adult male of this species flying in a line of a dozen White-winged Scoters off of Niagara-on-the-lake with the birds flying east and disappearing into New York air space. On December 5th Alan Wormington located for the rest of the group a female King Eider in with scoters and goldeneyes in Lake Ontario off of Fruitland Road in Stoney Creek. Harlequin Duck On December 5th Jim Lesser pointed out a female/yg male of this species very close to shore at the end of Fruitland road in Stoney Creek at mid-morning. Purple Sandpiper Our group and others saw one of this species on December 4th on a large rock with a bush on it in the Niagara River above the falls above barge. Black-necked Stilt We saw this long running vagrant at the Ridgetown sewage lagoons in Kent County on December 3rd in the afternoon. Little Gull Alan Wormington and myself saw an adult at the Whirlpool at Niagara on the afternoon of December 4th. Snowy Owl We saw one on December 5th at Hamilton Harbor atop a large mound of dirt. When one of us attempted to photograph the bird, a harbor official stopped by to say that photography was not permitted there, presumably absent prior approval. Bohemian Waxwing Jim Lesser and Robert Epstein saw one at Point Pelee north of the White Pines Picnic area on December 3rd at mid-day. We dipped on the Varied Thrush that had been seen there recently. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi.