Hey Everyone,
This evening (1715) at the Bird Studies Canada Headquarters in Port Rowan I had
a 'light-rumpd swallow' fly overhead with three Tree. My impression is that it
was a Cliff but I could not be sure. Just thought I'd get everyone excited
about the possibility that 'Cave's' could be around.
Good Birding,
Stu
BSC is situated on
the north shore of Lake Erie, in Canada. From Highway 401 or Highway 3,
come south
on Highway 59 to the north shore of Lake Erie. BSC's National Headquarters
is situated at 115 Front St. in Port Rowan. From Highway 59 south,
turn east on Regional Rd 42 (Front St) and drive 400 metres to our
building on the south side of the road.
Stuart A. Mackenzie
Long Point Bird Observatory Program Coordinator
C/O Bird Studies Canada
P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Rd
Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
519 586 3531 ext. 231 Bird Studies Canada Headquarters
519 586 2885 Old Cut Field Station
519 820 6040 Cell
519 586 3532 Fax
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (29 Oct 2006) 1588 Raptors
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1008 31787 32527
Osprey 0 14 111
Bald Eagle 0 43 94
Northern Harrier 16 326 756
Sharp-shinned Hawk 356 4584 9021
Cooper's Hawk 20 380 564
Northern Goshawk 3 9 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 71 71
Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728
Red-tailed Hawk 165 886 1046
Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6
Golden Eagle 3 5 9
American Kestrel 14 346 2100
Merlin 0 38 115
Peregrine Falcon 1 35 100
Unknown 5 11
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3
Total: 1588 39009 54274
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff
Observers: Dan Lumm, Jim McCoy, Martha Derbowka
Visitors:
We had some of our "usual" out-of-town company today....the trio from
Tennesse, Phylis Cuble, Jeanece Seals, and Theresa Lindsey. Also present
were John and Lisa from Indiana. Special thanks to all for the help
keeping up during the busy times of the day.
Weather:
"Crisp" would be the description of the day. Clear skies, cool
temperatures, and moderate westerly winds prevailed. By afternoon the
winds has some southerly component, but temps never went above 13 degrees
C, even with all the sunshine.
Raptor Observations:
Some GREAT birds today for those who braved the wind and cold. We had 3
Immature Golden Eagles...one below the tower height for at least 5 minutes
"hunting" the marsh. We had 3 Goshawks...two adults, with a nice view of a
low bird. We also had an amazing mostly albino Red Tailed Hawk in a mixed
kettle that confused everyone for a couple of minutes.
Non-raptor Observations:
The nicest non-raptor siting of the day was 2 American Bitterns that took
flight from the marsh after a group of people walked the trail around the
trout pond this morning. American Crows were on the move in large numbers
as well today.
Predictions:
>From the forcast looks like Monday will be a repeat of today...good luck to
all for some great sitings.
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submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
