Hi Folks, Further searches over the last couple of days have not turned up the juvenile Sabine's Gull in the area around Port Stanley (including checking the beaches and local sewage lagoons). It would appear that the bird has moved on.
For those that are interested....I've setup a photo page for the Juvenile Sabine's Gull on the Hawk Cliff Foundation website that I help maintain. Just go to the following link: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/sabines_gull.htm Good birding! Dave Brown From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 18 00:43:42 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 A62056347C for <[email protected]>; Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:43:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 26929 invoked by uid 30); 18 Oct 2006 04:38:46 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 18 Oct 2006 00:10:46 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (16 Oct 2006) 1190 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:43:42 -0000 Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1070 15073 16164 Osprey 0 53 270 Bald Eagle 1 75 290 Northern Harrier 5 386 1337 Sharp-shinned Hawk 96 3309 8968 Cooper's Hawk 8 191 343 Northern Goshawk 0 17 25 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 34 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1095 43080 Red-tailed Hawk 5 767 899 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 3 599 4997 Merlin 2 25 211 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 98 Unknown 5 30 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 1190 21653 76756 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Don Taylor, Keith Sealy, Shay Redmond Visitors: A few visitors today to help with the count. Weather: No wind to begin the day...eventually went to moderate SE...the worst wind for concentrating any kind of raptor flight in the hawkwatch area. Temp was warmer with a high of 14C. Lots of cloud cover making the birds easier to spot. Raptor Observations: A total of 1190 birds tallied today...the impact bird being TV's with 1070. Some nice kettles of 200-300 TV's. Non-raptor Observations: =======================================================================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
