[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon still off Thickson Point

2013-10-23 Thread Glenn Coady
Ontbirds subscribers, The male Eurasian Wigeon was still present off Thickson Point in Whitby as the sun was setting this evening for those who might still wish to see it. It was with more than 100 American Wigeon just east of the point itself and visible from Crystal Beach Boulevard. >From Hi

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (23 Oct 2013) 6231 Raptors

2013-10-23 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Rough legged hawks, Toronto

2013-10-23 Thread Ian McGovern
Hi all, on my way to Toronto at 5pm this evening via car, saw approx. 20 Rough Legged Hawks with at least 1 light phase. They were flying west, over the Queensway approx. 1 mile west of High Park and not very high above the road. Very unusual sight (for me). Cheers, Ian Sent from my iPhone ___

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (22 Oct 2013) 1906 Raptors

2013-10-23 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Brown Booby - no sightings reported Wed Oct 23

2013-10-23 Thread Marcie Jacklin
Hello everyone So far there haven't been any reports of the Brown Booby today. Two Canadian birders looked from 10:15 to 3:00 today without any luck. This is the first day since October 7th that sightings have been not been reported on the Canadian or US side. I will only report if the Brown Bo

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (23 Oct 2013) 4568 Raptors

2013-10-23 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vultu

[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (23 Oct 2013) 5925 Raptors

2013-10-23 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - Scugog Twp

2013-10-23 Thread Geoff Carpentier
At approx. 3:50 p.m. today, I was stationed outside in my yard to see if there was going to be a raptor "down flight" at the end of the day. A small loon approached from the northeast, then it flew due west towards me, circled slightly to the northwest and then headed due south and out of sight.

[Ontbirds] Dark phase Roughies

2013-10-23 Thread Roger Lupton
Hello All; This morning around noon I saw two dark phase Rough-legged Hawks on the telephone lines west side of the Forester's Falls road northeast of Cobden. I was able to get within approx. 100m and observe and photograph one of them through the windshield. Later this today (~1pm) another o

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch - 22 Oct 2013

2013-10-23 Thread Jean Iron
Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch - 22 October 2013 Weather: Platform was sheltered from brisk west wind, cool temperatures all day. Clear skies at first, then a balance of cloud and blue sky for the rest of the day. Observation time: 6.5 hours Turkey Vulture - 138 Northern Harrier - 3 Sharp-shinned Ha