Birders,
The cattle egret remained at the Big Creek Marsh all day today.
Appologies for ommiting directions on original post.
Big Creek Marsh is located West of Amherstburg along County Road 20. From
A;burg proceed West along County Rd 20 approx 3 miles to Creek Road, if you
reach the Holiday Beech turnoff you have gone to far.
Good birdin'.
Len Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello birders,
The Cattle Egret reported by Rob Horvath remains in and around Big Creek Marsh,
observed daily. This morning it can be found on the North side of the bridge in
the grasses adjacent to Creek Road.
Good luck. Len Jones
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (20 Oct 2005) 1671 Raptors
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Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1129 11171 11532
Osprey 0 39 357
Bald Eagle 8 94 296
Northern Harrier 14 297 790
Sharp-shinned Hawk 170 4786 10778
Cooper's Hawk 15 239 391
Northern Goshawk 0 15 19
Red-shouldered Hawk 78 229 230
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 34424
Red-tailed Hawk 249 1422 1591
Rough-legged Hawk 1 12 12
Golden Eagle 1 8 8
American Kestrel 5 559 3974
Merlin 1 64 176
Peregrine Falcon 0 59 114
Unknown 0 21 96
Prairie Falcon 0 1 1
Total: 1671 19032 64789
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Dave Sked, Maris Apse, Tim Foran, Tom Thomas
Visitors:
Thanks to everyone that helped cover today's count...Colin, Maris, Tom,
Dave, Ed and Tim.
Weather:
Sunny 'til 11am, then puffy white and grey clouds 11 am to 3 pm. Very
cloudy 3 to 4 pm. Temp only 3 C when the first counters arrived....then
reaching a high of 13 C by 2 pm. Winds were calm until 10 am, then 5 to
10 klicks thereafter.
Raptor Observations:
Another nice flight today with a total of 1671 birds tallied. Highlights
included an early morning Merlin that screamed across the field in front
of the counters...the first decent flight of Red-shouldered Hawks and late
in the day an adult GOLDEN EAGLE.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Looks good with NE winds and a mix of sun and cloud.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
Site Description:
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch:
Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port
Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie
Directions to site:
>From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury
(Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a
large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the
first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on
this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly
into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they
sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue
down gravel road to viewing area.
>From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south,
through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas;
you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to
the right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley.
As you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road
with a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to
the first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line.
Follow Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at
Hawkes Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
