[Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch Sept. 6th/2008

2008-09-06 Thread Mike Williamson
ISRW HeberDown C.A. North Whitby,Ontario,Canada Sept. 6th/08 Just another brief update. Osprey =2 Sharp-Shinned =5 Broad-Winged =6 Total =13 Observation; 1.5 hrs. Observer; Mike Williamson Rain most of the AM cleared up for a short time. Steady BP 101.3 Wind NE 5 kph.Front moved back in,time t

[Ontbirds]3 STILT SANDPIPERS at Pringle Cr., Whitby; Cranberry--Sep.6/08

2008-09-06 Thread Doug Lockrey
Much of the morning was wet and hazy. 20+ shorebirds were seen at Pringle Creek, on the east side of Brock St.S, Whitby, about 1 km. south of the 401---3 STILT SANDPIPERS, several Solitary Sandpipers and both Yellowlegs. With off-and-on rain CMRW was covered between 0800 and 1200EST and 1500 to

[Ontbirds]Stilt and Baird's Sandpiper - Holland Landing

2008-09-06 Thread RON FLEMING
An e-mail from Don Wiens on Thursday informed me of two Stilt Sandpipers at the Holland Landing lagoons.  I got up there this afternoon and was rewarded with excellent scope views of four juvenile Stilts at the northern end of the second lagoon and, upon circling back to that cell later on, ma

[Ontbirds]OFO Trip Report - Ottawa River Corridor, Ottawa - June 6

2008-09-06 Thread Bev McBride
In spite of almost constant pouring rain, five hearty participants and brave leader Dave Moore visited birding hotspots along the Ottawa River in Ottawa to find 32 species. The trip description said we could "expect warblers, sparrows, waterfowl, shorebirds, gulls and others." Fortunately all t

[Ontbirds]HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (06 Sep 2008) 82 Raptors

2008-09-06 Thread reports
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Wilson's Phalarope - West Perth Wetlands, Red-necked Phalarope - Townsend SL

2008-09-06 Thread Carol & Jim
This morning Ken and I checked out a number of shorebird spots on the way to and from Long Point for the Bird Studies Canada AGM. First stop was West Perth Wetlands (Mitchel Sewage Lagoons). A great diversity (17 species) and number of shorebirds are still present, including 2 Wilson's Phala

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (06 Sep 2008) 238 Raptors

2008-09-06 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture