Frequent readers of my posts know that in my opinion,
the Little River/Ganatchio Trail area of east Windsor
is a terrific place to look for rare sparrows during
migration, especially in the fall. October can just
about guarantee you a Clay-colored and possibly
something more exciting (had a LeConte's two years
ago). Today I found an immature Dickcissel in a large
patch of scrub out where development is occurring east
of the Ganatchio Trail. The same area had lingering
Indigo Buntings, Lincoln's and Vesper Sparrow, and
Orange-crowned Warblers.
This bird was not very cooperative and relocating it
could be difficult. I pished it up right in front of
me (30 yards) while going through other LBJs. If
anyone wants to try their luck (and there could of
course be others present), the bird was in a very
weedy area at the base of a very large mound of earth
which is visible from the trail proper. From the
toboggan hill, follow the paved road (trail) a few
hundred yards to the north until you can see the open
fields. The dirt mound is a few hundred yards to the
east and cannot be missed.
I never knew until my last visit to the site that
there is another pond being dug out there.
Unfortunately, the only shorebirds present so far have
been Killdeer.
Randy Horvath, Windsor
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Little River is best accessed by taking Little River
Road east and driving over the bridge just past the
intersection with Riverdale. Park in the parking lot
and proceed from there.
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Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 158 158
Osprey 1 69 69
Bald Eagle 0 40 40
Northern Harrier 2 323 323
Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 3775 3775
Cooper's Hawk 1 148 148
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7835 7835
Red-tailed Hawk 0 144 144
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 1289 1289
Merlin 1 69 69
Peregrine Falcon 2 19 19
Unknown 0 8 8
Total: 78 13879 13879
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Carl Latta, Cherise Charron, Gary Balkwill,
Mercer Patriarche
Visitors:
Cherise Charron of Leamington was on the tower for several hours with her
camera and was very pleased with her photos of Sharp-shinned Hawks and the
Osprey.
Weather:
Today's weather was sunny and clear with light variable winds from the
South, and Southwest and Southeast.
Raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was a visit by the Grade 4 class from Harrow
Senior Elementary School at about 10:50 a.m. just as an Osprey flew to the
Trout Pond, then actively fished, plunging three times into the pond.
Everyone had great looks at the Osprey as it circled the pond before each
fishing attempt. Finally the Osprey flew off and the class descended from
the tower. Hawk watchers Carl Latta and Mercer Patriarche were waiting at
the tower base from which they had also watched the Osprey but inquired of
one young boy as to what the class had seen. The young student replied, "
We saw an Ostrich."
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays were on the move again today with 4,651 observed. One
Ruby-throated Hummingbird was seen as it flew over the tower. Seven
Monarchs were seen as the south winds held this insect from its migration
across Lake Erie.
Predictions:
Weather for tomorrow is to be sun and cloud with winds from the Northwest
as of midnight. Winds will range from 30 kilometres/hour to 60
kilometers/hour with showers in the early afternoon, clearing in the late
afternoon. Temperatures will be cooler at 14 degrees.
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Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
