Hi,
Late Thursday afternoon Margaret spotted a Tree Swallow flying over a
pasture along #121 about two kilometres northeast of the hamlet of Burnt River
in the northern part of the former Victoria County. This is let than 10
kilometres south of the southern boundary of Haliburton County. In the same
area there was a constant flight of Great Blue Herons, singles and small
groups, flying northeast.
This morning, a number of Fox Sparrows were singing constantly in our back
yard in Thickson's Woods.
To reach Thickson's Woods, Exit #401 at Thickson Rd. in Whitby; go south about
1.5 kilometres to the Waterfront Trail. Park on the east side of Thickson Road
and walk east along the Waterfront Trail abouit 200 metres where a trail enters
the woods on the right. To reach our house follow the pathways south through
the woods to where a laneway leads to the roadway along the bluff overlooking
Lake Ontario.
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With the forecast of an excellent hawk flight for yesterday (Thursday) at
Derby Hill, New York, we weren't disappointed seeing 1533 migrating
raptors. Derby Hill is located at the southeast corner of Lake Ontario.
It's our favourite and perhaps the finest spring hawkwatch site in eastern
North America. Yesterday's southeast winds kept the hawks low along the
shoreline giving the best close views of hawks, including 11 Golden Eagles,
we've had in years. Most of the hawks passing by Derby Hill are going to
Ontario and Quebec. When we arrived on Wednesday afternoon, we saw several
large flocks of white morph Greater Snow Geese, presumably heading for
eastern Ontario. Below we've pasted in yesterday's hawk flight because
Ontario birders may want to visit Derby Hill. For directions, see website
below.
Happy hawkwatching,
Jean Iron and Ron Pittaway
Toronto and Minden
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Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (31 Mar 2005) 1533 Raptors
From: reports AT HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:03:02 -0400
Derby Hill Bird Observatory
New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 670 1001 1001
Osprey 7 8 8
Bald Eagle 12 38 38
Northern Harrier 105 139 139
Sharp-shinned Hawk 77 118 118
Cooper's Hawk 97 170 170
Northern Goshawk 3 14 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 74 362 362
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 353 1450 1450
Rough-legged Hawk 79 175 175
Golden Eagle 11 28 28
American Kestrel 32 47 47
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 13 16 16
Total: 1533 3568 3568
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Gerard Phillips
Observers: Bill Purcell
Visitors: Lots of folks, visitors from PA, MA and Ontario, plus a who's who
of central NY birders from the Lab of Ornithology.
Weather: Sunny, changing partly sunny to cloudy with rain arriving by 3pm.
Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Observations: Raptors moved ahead of the rain for the best hawk flight of
the month. ~150 Snow Geese, 1 Common Loon (f.o.s), 1 Double-crested
Cormorant (f.o.s), 3 Great Blue Heron, 1 Peregrine Falcon AT ~ 7:00am
(first of season), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult, rare sighting at
DHBO), 1 Sandhill Crane (f.o.s), 1 Barn Swallow (f.o.s), ~15 Tree Swallow,
2 Northern Flicker (f.o.s), ~350 American Crow, ~ 250 American Robin, 4
Eastern Meadowlark, ~35,000 Icterids.
Predictions: Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning...then partly
cloudy in the afternoon. Cooler with highs around 50F (10C). West winds 10
to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning. Chance of rain 40%
Hawks will be on the move (certainly fewer expected than on March 31)
=======================================================================Report
submitted by Gerard Phillips (Phillips AT istar.ca)
Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at:
www.derbyhill.org
