Good day all Today I took a break and went to hawk Hill in High Park because I foolishly believed the weather forecast but despite the not so good winds we did see some nice birds.
Over 250 raptors were seen overhead with the high light being 7 Eagles - 6 juvenile Bald Eagles and 1 Unidentified Eagle. Also seen were 43 E. Bluebirds with 12 of them landing in the trees beside us with 2 of these staying there most of the afternoon. The other birds seen among the usual suspects were 4000 Red-winged Blackbirds, 26 Purple Finches, 250 Common Grackles, 216 A. Robins and 25 Brown-headed Cowbirds not to mention Common Loons, Horned Lark and both Nuthatches, Oops! I mentioned them. Not a bad day for unfavourable winds but the weather again was great. Tomorrows North East winds could be very good for migration, especialy non Raptors between 8 am and noon. Directions :- HAWK HILL IN HIGH PARK High Park is located in the west end of Toronto and is bounded on the south by The Queensway, the north by Bloor Street and on the east by Parkside Drive. To reach High Park you can take the TTC Subway to the High Park Station or the Queen Street Streetcar #501 to either the Parkside Drive or the Colborne Lodge Drive streetcar stops or you may drive in from High Park Avenue at the north end of the park. Hawk Hill is east of or right beside the Algonquin Restaurant (about halfway into the park) which is south of the soccer field. If you can not find the hill for the trees then you can enquire at the restaurant as to the location as almost everyone is aware of the goings on up there now. There is always someone on the hill from Sep. 1st to around Nov. 30th. Best days are days with a good NW or N wind and if a cold front comes along with those winds after a rainy day then you should see lots of Raptors (No Guarantees). Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON "Sils mordent, mords les" _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
