This is an official posting from the High Park Raptor Watch.
Station : High Park, Toronto, Ontario.
View Period, Oct. 30 - Nov. 5, 2006.
Station Co-ordinator - Don Barnett.
Counters: D. Barnett, B. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, N. McHugh, N. Murr, H.
Shapiro.
The following are our totals for the period 30th Oct. - 5th Nov. and the year
to date.
Species 30 Oct - 5 Nov Year to
Date.
Turkey Vulture 2 1626
Osprey 0
36
Bald Eagle 0
28
Northern Harrier 4 111
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1649
Cooper's Hawk 2 115
Northern Goshawk 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 116
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2536
Red-tailed Hawk 50 1648
Rough-legged Hawk 1 4
Golden Eagle 2
22
American Kestrel 1 238
Merlin 0
23
*Peregrine Falcon 2
30
Gyrfalcon 0
0
Unidentified 4
117
Other (Swainson's Hawk) 0 1
Totals 80
8301
*Totals for Peregrine Falcon may be high due to local birds which are
unintentionally counted as migrating individuals.
Thanks to all the observers who participated this week, depite the less than
favourable conditions.
High Park Site Description
High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.
The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hillat the north end of the
Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of
Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above
Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79
degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near
the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is
immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since
1993.
The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.
More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw/
Naish McHugh, Observer.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Imm. Ross's Goose in Kingston, Ontario
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At 7:45 a.m. on our way into work this morning (Mon. Nov. 6, 2006) we
spotted an immature Ross's Goose (I'm assuming it is the same one that we
spotted two weeks ago). It was feeding in amongst a huge flock of Canada
Geese in a large field belonging to Collins Bay Penitentiary and was
approximately 30 metres from Front Road directly across from the west-end
traffic lights leading into the Dupont plant.
Good birding,
Peg Hauschildt
Kingston, Ontario
Directions:
Take the 611 turn-off on the 401 at the west end of Kingston and head
south. Drive down Hwy 38/Gardiner's Road until you reach a major
intersection with Bath Road (an A&P store is at this intersection). Turn
right onto Bath Road then immediately turn left at the next traffic light
onto Days Road. Follow Days Road to the very end and turn left at the
traffic light. The Dupont plant is along this road (Front Road) on the
right-hand side about 1/2 km from this intersection. The Goose was in the
field across from the first set of traffic lights into the Dupont plant
(next to a hydro substation).
