hugh currie wrote:
> November 8 was a very special day at High Park in Toronto. I was > lucky enough to be the official counter. The day started slowly with > only 3 raptors between 10 and 11 although one was a Merlin perched > close. There were no raptors between 10 and 11 and only two red-tails > between 12 and 1. Then the floodgates opened . Exactly 100 red-tails, > one cooper's, one red-shouldered and three dark morph rough-legs passed > between 1 and 2. > But the real excitement came at 2:10 when Naish McHugh spotted a strange > bird to the north. I quickly got the scope on it just as it wheeled > showing the classic falcon profile - but this bird was huge, comparable > in size to nearby red-tails, and its identity was quickly known to all > seven of us. While we watched, it dive-bombed a passing adult Golden > Eagle several times ( had they carried on this way all the way from > northern Quebec?). Then the bird drifted south-east and came closer so > that we could see that it was a dark morph. It finally went out of view > at 2:21 PM and may possibly be seen again on the Toronto waterfront. > Total raptors were 152 today with Bald Eagle 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, > Northern Goshawk 1, Red-shouldered Hawk1, Red-tailed Hawk 136, > Rough-legged Hawk 7, Golden Eagle 1, American Kestrel 1, Merlin 1, > Gyrfalcon 1 and unidentified 1. > High Park is just south of Bloor St., west of Keele St. in west > Toronto. The hawk watch is conducted immediately north of the Grenadier > Restaurant parking lot. > Hugh Currie hugh currie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
