Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2009
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Black Vulture
Hi birders
We had a tufted titmouse for about 2 minutes at 9:15 a.m.It was in our lilacs
and then checked out 2 of our feeders along with a group of chickadees and
house sparrows and 4 goldfinches.They all flew over to an adjoining yard where
there are also feeders.Did not see them return but wi
Three noteworthy species this week were:
A first year male Eastern Bluebird at the Visitor Centre (km 43) on October
26, which tied the latest fall date ever for this species here.
A male Northern Cardinal first seen at the Visitor Centre on October 25 and
still present today. Cardinals are very
I neglected to mention the first NORTHERN SHRIKE of the season at the
calf pasture on October 29. Directions as before.
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Fred Helleiner
186 Bayshore Road,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Thank you, David
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Before the November birding doldrums set in, there is still enough
activity at Presqu'ile Provincial Park to make a day's birding there
worthwhile. Moreover, some of the rare birds that periodically visit
Presqu'ile have begun appearing and typically show up in November.
The BRANT that has be
Off-&-on rain and poor thermals have limited a significant lakefront hawk
migration
for each of Oct.27,28 and 29. Indeed, raptors for these days have been 15,4
& 12 resp.
Migrating raptors for the 3 days in toto--15 Turkey Vultures, 2 BALD EAGLES
(1st yr.),
5 Sharp-shinned, 3 Cooper's, 5 Re
Dan Kaczynski phoned me to tell me that the American Avocets could still be
seen from the viewing platform at Oshawa Second Marsh.
I saw 8 of them around 12:30pm in the north end of the marsh. Scope recommended.
Directions from Doug Lockrey's posting:
Going east along the 401 use exit 419 (Ha
The 6 American Avocets were still at West Perth Wetlands as of 11 AM Thursday.
They were moving between the first cell and the largest cell. Also present
were Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, White-rumped Sandpiper, Dunlin, Least
Sandpiper, Pectorla Sandpiper, and both yellowlegs. The waterfo
We saw a white crow (partial albino, we think, as it had a black bill)
yesterday (Oct 28) between Niagara Falls & Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was
foraging with a black crow near the Floral Clock.
Theresa, Marcus, Charlie & Fiona Ryan
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As part of an ongoing study, Bird Studies Canada is looking for the help of
local birders to track Short-eared Owls on their Ontario wintering grounds.
Southern Ontario hosts a number of owl "hotspots", such as Fisherville in
Haldimand County, which regularly records the most Short-eared Owls i
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Ottawa/Gatineau
29 October 2009
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Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2009
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