An overcast day with light N winds at the Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch on Sep.14
Observation time--9am to 1pm
In spite of rising BP there were very few migrating hawks seen.
Platform highlight-- a calling VIRGINIA RAIL
Among others seen-- many R-t HummingbIrds (they love the jewelweed), Catbird,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Brown
Creeper, Red-eyed vireo, Philadelphia vireo, several Lesser Yellowlegs, AND
many Monarchs.
Counter--Doug Lockrey
Observers--Dave Worthington, Dave Shirley, Dave Worthington, Jim Larkin
Day's Count TOTAL
Turkey Vulture 1 13
Osprey 0 86
Bald Eagle 0 21
N. Harrier 0 50
Sharp-shinned 8 361
Cooper's 0 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0
Red-shouldered 0 3
Broad-winged 0 54
Red-tailed 1 111
Rough-legged 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0
American Kestrel 0 179
Merlin 0 8
Peregrine 0 1
Unidentified 0 13
TOTAL 10 911
>From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through
>Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the
>entrance to the south pathway.
>From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past
>the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.--
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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Hi,
Today, there were several shorebirds to be seen in a semi-flooded field
between Harrow and Kingsville, Essex County, along CR18.
4 Am Golden Plover
2 Solitary Sandpipers
2 Dunlin
1 Greater Yellowlegs
Both Semis
Several Lesser Yellowlegs
Many Killdeer.
Lotsa Gulls.
This field will not stay muddy for long, if you live locally it is well worth
checking out.
The hard shoulder is wide at this site, however this is a fast stretch of
road, be aware of traffic.
The flooded field is approx 2 kms East of Harrow on the North side of the
road (CR18).
Good birdin'
Len Jones
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending September 14th
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WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE
WEEK ENDING Thursday, September 14, 2006
The easterly or south-easterly winds have made for a quiet week at Prince
Edward Point. Eighty CANADA GEESE flew south on the 12th but rarely more
than 15 were seen in each flock, a few raptors have started moving and there
were 1 or 2 BALD EAGLES present from the 9th to the 12th, 18 NORTHERN
HARRIERS were counted on the 8th mostly drifting over in groups of twos and
threes. SHARP-SINNED HAWKS are also moving and peaked at 80 on the 11th
although 20-30 a day are more usual, occasionally mixed in with them are the
odd 1 or 2 COOPER'S HAWK. Five MERLINS were counted in the air at the same
time on the 8th. CASPIAN TERNS are only being seen every three or four days
now and should be gone completely soon. Three late CHIMNEY SWIFTS flew out
over the lake on the 12th, and a few straggling flycatchers are still seen
to be working their way through. Twenty RED-EYED VIREOS were present on the
9th and BLUE JAYS are still absent. A flock of 150 TREE SWALLOWS in the
afternoon on the 10th started an evening passage of them, and 650 had been
counted by late evening, all of them heading east over the lake at tree top
height. The first WINTER WREN of the fall showed up on the 8th and
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS are slowly moving through with up to five on several
dates. Nineteen species of warbler were seen this week including on the
10th, four NORTHERN PARULAS, a YELLOW WARBLER, 40 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS. A
CANADA WARBLER was seen on the 9th as were 30 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and single
CAPE MAY WARBLERS were seen on the 9th and 10th. A small passage of
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS this week peaked at 50 on the 8th and a PURPLE FINCH
was present on the 9th. Very few observations were made on the 13th and 14th
due to the rain.
Speaking of blackbirds and other species normally not embraced by everyone,
a Trenton area resident relates a story of a sighting he made near the
community of Smithfield, just west of Trenton. While enroute to an
agricultural site there, he stopped to examine a strange plant he found
growing along a corn field and noticed that the ground was teaming with
millions of half grown crickets. On his return trip, the field had become
invaded by a large flock of blackbirds, but also noted that a large
component of the flock were EUROPEAN STARLINGS, estimated to be about 100 or
more. The starlings concentrated along a laneway, and appeared to be
scurrying about in some sort of feeding frenzy, while the RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES stayed in the corn. He watched them move
along about 50 feet of laneway in about 10 minutes, later flying to some
nearby trees. As he examined the site where the starlings had been feeding,
to his amazement he did not see one cricket remaining. He comments that we
all have starlings and dislike what they can do during the nesting season,
but their value to the farmer must be enormous. Something to be considered
the next time pesticides are thoughtlessly used.
A large migrating flock of TREE SWALLOWS appeared at a farm near Tweed on
the 13th, something we are apt to see occasionally this fall as migrating
flocks from farther north continue to move through the area. At Sandbanks,
shorebirds are still arriving and departing with both SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS and one BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER making up the numbers that appeared at the mouth of the Outlet River
on the 12th. At Wellington Harbour, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER turned up there,
getting close to a late date for this species for this area. LEAST
SANDPIPERS were also seen, and an impressive flock of 25 KILLDEER turned up
at an address along County Road 17 near Milford on the 13th.
A few other interesting sightings over the past week included a good look
by one Belleville resident of a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO as it flew out of a
mountain ash tree and into another tree. A SNOW GOOSE was spotted at
Sandbanks on the 13th, in with a flock of CANADA GEESE, and a GREEN HERON
was seen at the Sandbanks near the Outlet, also on the 13th. For two days,
one hummingbird feeder south of Oak Hill in the Stirling area has attracted
a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, one species you might expect at a hummingbird
feeder due to its food preferences, but not one that often uses these
devices as a food source.
This is a condensed version containing only the significant sightings for
Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. The full version can be found on
the NatureStuff website, under BIRDING from the Main Menu.
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
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