[Ontbirds]Juvenile MISSISSIPPI KITE - Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch

Hi All, This afternoon at the Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch we were treated to a Juvenile MISSISSIPPI KITE passing by at treetop level and less than a couple of hundred feet to to the north of us. This provided great lighting on the bird (especially through my scope!)...and it was in no hurry as it coa

[Ontbirds]Mitchell Wetlands - Birds and Construction Activities

Hi All, Please note that construction activities at the Mitchell (West-Perth) Wetlands have begun this week as we move forward to install a pumping system (to allow moving water between the ponds) and to do some scultping of the the main pond at the back. If you decide to visit the site while

[Ontbirds]Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch - Sat. Oct 22nd Counts

Hi All, A quick report from the Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch for Saturday, Oct 22nd. As Pete Read mentioned, a small group from the OFO joined the Hawk Cliff counters today...and my thanks to them and all others who helped spot and identify the birds. I'm glad the group got at least a reasonably decen

[Ontbirds] Clarification: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch - Peregrine - Tundrius Subspecies

Hi All, A small correction on some wording in the "Raptor Observations" section of the Oct 1st report for the Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (at least for those who are hawkwatching fans!!) I had stated "One very interesting Peregrine was a VERY PALE bird with virtually no malar strip or normal dis

[Ontbirds]NEW 1-DAY RECORD COUNT FOR KESTRELS AT HAWK CLIFF!!

Hi Folks, Please note that this is a REPOST with updated counts for the Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch for Thursday September 15th. I found out that several of the counters remained at the hawkwatch till 6:30 PM (after I'd left) due to a large late day Kestrel flight that was occurring. The result...

[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch - Raptor Counts for Sept 04 Thru Sept 10

Hi folks, We had some glitches getting our first week of counts for the Hawk Cliff hawkwatch entered in a timely fashion...I decided to provide a quick summary for those who are interested. :) Note that the September 11th counts have been posted in the usual format in a separate email.. You'

[Ontbirds]And Another Season Begins...Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch 2005

Hi All, The 2005 Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch got underway on Sept 1st...and so far the flights have been pretty decent. :) Instead of sending the daily reports to ONTBIRDS, I've decided to submit only when we have notable flights in terms of sheer numbers or particular species of interest. I'll als

[Ontbirds] It's Deja Vu - RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and WILSON'S PHALAROPE at Mitchell Sewage Lagoons - AGAIN!!

Well folks...talk about deja vu!! I took a quick tour around the Mitchell sewage lagoons this evening and came across a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE feeding alongside a WILSON'S PHALAROPE again!! They were in the eastern part of the large "L" shaped cell on the leftjust take the first berm pat

[Ontbirds]RED KNOT Still Hanging Around the Mitchell Lagoons

Hi All, For those who are still interested.I just had time to stop by the lagoons on arriving home from T.O. todayand I found the RED KNOT still feeding in the right-hand (western most) cell at about 8:40 pm. It was getting a bit dark and I didn't have my scope with me so I didn't get t

[Ontbirds]RED KNOT Still at the Mitchell Sewage Lagoons

Hi All, I managed to sneak out to the lagoons this morning Aug 8th and found the Red Knot still in the right side (western most) cell on the thin island strip feeding with several Greater Yellowlegs. A great bird...very attractive in its alternate plumage! I live only minutes from these lagoo

[Ontbirds] RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and WILSON'S PHALAROPE at Mitchell Sewage Lagoons

Well folks...good newsthe RED-NECKED PHALAROPE is still present at the Mitchell Sewage Lagoons as of 8:45 pm today Aug 2nd. The even better news is that there's now a 2nd phalarope that was feeding with it...and this one looked like a WILSON'S PHALAROPE...also in molt to Basic plummage. I'

[Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon - Hullett Wildlife Area - Huron County

Hi All, I'm posting this on behalf of my parents...Ev & Doug Brown.apologies for the late post...but I didn't get the message till late this afternoon. They were birding with friends in the Hullett Wildlife Area today and found a single male Eurasian Wigeon amongst a raft of American Wigeo

[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Foundation - AGM 2004 with Guest Speaker Clay Sutton

Hawk Cliff Events 2004 - HCF Annual General Meeting This coming Saturday September 18, 2004 join us for the HCF Annual General Meeting with guest speaker Clay Sutton. He's a well known authority on the subject of birds and has been involved with the New Jersey Audubon Society and HMANA. Date: