Hi all,
Just posting some observations on behalf of those watching birds at the
mouth of Lake Huron today.
It was one of the better gull/jaeger days I have ever had at Point Edward,
and one of the strongest NNE winds I have experienced there.
I arrived before first light and noticed a lar
Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Whitby, Ontario
A total of 49 species were seen or heard from the hawkwatch platform.
Migrating hawks:
Turkey Vulture- 635
Osprey- 2
Bald Eagle- 8
Northern Harrier- 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 186
Coopers Hawk- 11
Northern Goshawk- 2
Red-shoulde
Just before 5pm today, October 1, I found a female Common Eider off Chub
Point south of Grafton, the first village east of Cobourg. It was fairly
close to shore, diving frequently in the company of a young Red-breasted
Merganser. There was a large feeding frenzy of gulls, loons and mergansers
farth
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2011
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Black Vulture
Good evening all.
Today Alfred Adamo and I birded The Islands from Ward’s Island to Hanlan’s
Point and for awhile we were joined by Peter McParland and I can safely say
that today was the best day so far in this month of October.
It started of with the threat of another day of rain but turned o
Long Point Basin Land Trust is co-hosting its second annual "Autumn Eco-Fest
& Hawkwatch" this weekend at Long Point Eco-Adventures, overlooking Turkey
Point Marsh on the Lake Erie shore. Among other events, the Land Trust
conducts all-day hawkwatching and introductory birding and wildlife hikes.
U
Sadly i was not able to observe either Avocets or little gulls at Port Burwell
today. 100s of Bonaparte's remainand were studied closely while on the
beach by a few scopes.
The "dog-free" municipal beach was cleared repeatedly by off-leash dogs. When
not harassed by dogs, the gulls were p
Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2011
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Turkey Vultu
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