September 11 - The Tricolored Heron was observed from 3:20 to 3:50 PM at Point Abino, Ontario. Between Rock point Provincial Park and Point Abino (in the town of Ft. Erie) seven shorebird species were observed including 30 Sanderlings and four Black-bellied Plovers at Rock point and a Greater Yellowlegs at Long Beach CA. Also at Point Abino there were two Mute Swans, two Blue winged Teals, and two Northern Pintails. Directions: The Tricolored Heron was seen on a rock the shore of Abino Bay on the east side of the base of Point Abino. Point Abino is between Fort Erie and Port Colborne on the north shore near the eastern end of Lake Erie. From Hwy. 3, go south on Point Abino Road. The Tricolored Heron was feeding in shallow water and was visible from Point Abino Road about 0.5 km south of Erie Road. Abino Bay feeding in the shallow waters close to the gravel parking lot/boat launch area located on the southeast side of S. Pt. Abino Road. This parking lot is about 20 meters past the point where you can first see the waters of Lake Erie on Point Abino Road (Niagara 112) This is apparently the same bird reported by Mike Oldham last Thursday and Mike Zebahazy Sunday.
Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson Tonawanda, NY From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 11 15:52:55 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from taiga.com (mail.taiga.com [204.11.32.182]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD42639F6 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:52:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 29223 invoked by uid 30); 11 Oct 2006 19:48:13 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11 Oct 2006 15:10:12 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (11 Oct 2006) 13 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:52:55 -0000 Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 12253 12993 Osprey 0 10 107 Bald Eagle 0 27 78 Northern Harrier 0 181 611 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 1777 6214 Cooper's Hawk 0 210 394 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 17 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 0 376 536 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 4 American Kestrel 1 269 2023 Merlin 0 28 105 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 83 Unknown 1 2 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 13 15642 30907 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 10:45:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth Observers: Cherise Charron Visitors: Barb and Mark from Ohio dropped in for short visit. Weather: Today the area was overcast with fog, drizzle and rain showers. Winds were variable from the South and Southeast. Raptor Observations: Mid morning a few Sharp-shinned Hawks and an unidentified small falcon flew past the tower. The single Osprey that has been in the area was seen early in the watch. Non-raptor Observations: Various migrants were observed in the area around the tower including White-throated Sparrows, Dark-eyed Junco, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Eastern Phoebe, and Solitary Vireo. A flock of five Blue Jays was observed as they flew low over nearby treetops. Hundreds of Tree Swallows were seen foraging over nearby Big Creek Marsh. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
