Hello Ontbirders.
We had a very productive morning birding from Ottawa Beach, to
Shirley's Bay. Shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl numbers were good,
indicating some movement. Most of the interesting species were along
the Dyke at Shirley's Bay. However, the riparian growth at Ottawa
Beach had several sparrows and warblers. Hilda and Lois roads in the
Cottage area of Shirley's Bay was also productive.
The highlights included the following:
1 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle (subadult - Basic IV) different from the eagles observed
there last week.
1 juvenile Baird's Sandpiper
2 adult Dunlin
1 Olive-sided Flycatcher
Warbler numbers were down significantly compared to last week.
But, we did manage 12 species including Mourning Warbler and Wilson's
Warbler
Directions to Shirley's Bay Dyke courtesy of Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo13.htm
Directions to Shirley's Bay Cottage area courtesy of Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo21.htm
Directions to Ottawa Beach courtesy of Neily World:
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo13.htm
Tony Beck
158-B Woodridge Cr.,
Ottawa, Ont.
K2B 7S9
(613)-828-5936
website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (06 Sep 2006) 11 Raptors
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 6 6
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
Northern Harrier 1 37 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 45 45
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 39 39
Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 54 54
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown
Total: 11 200 200
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Fred Urie
Visitors:
Visitors are reminded that this weekend is the first weekend of the Holiday
Beach Festival of Hawks with a wide range of activities from guided hawk
watching on the tower to raptor, passerine and monarch talks at the
festival tent site. Activities from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pelee Wings
Nature Store will have a display of books, clothing and binoculars. Food
will be available and displays will be on view in the classroom.
Weather:
Winds today were light from the West and Southwest with some cloud, then
clearing with warm temperatures. An afternoon thunderstorm in the area
about 4:00 p.m. generated several tornadoes just a few miles east of the
hawk tower.
Raptor Observations:
A light migration today with just five raptor species observed. An Osprey
was observed perched and soaring over the Lake Erie shoreline but not
included in the day's count.
Non-raptor Observations:
Over fifty species of waterfowl, shorebirds and passerines were observed
during the first two hours of the watch. Of note were a variety of
warbler species seen in the willows next to the hawk tower.
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Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
