Good evening Today even though the weather gurus called for a West / Southwest wing I went to Hawk Hill in High Park and the winds of course were not as advertised but an ideal North / Northwest.
Among other birds spotted were 3 adult Golden Eagles from atop the hill and from his parking lot vantage point Don Peuramaki added a fourth Golden Eagle. We also observed 8 Common Loons high overhead, 12 Eastern Bluebirds, 11 Purple Finches, some landed beside the hill plus some of the usual birds like both Nuthatches and migrating A. Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles and A. Goldfinches. A nice day of observations with the promise ( a promise only so far ) of favourable winds again this Saturday and again would may see Golden Eagles and Eastern Bluebirds and besides there is always some good company on the hill and especially on the weekends. 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
