Because my computer may be out off commission shortly I elect to send you this late afternoon report--Jim Fairchild reported a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in the marshland south of the boardwalk at Lynde Shores C.A., apparently approached from the east trail that parallels the roadway from the parking lot.
In the Lynde woodlot--brown creeper, FOX SPARROW. At the CMRW platform area-- 20+ PINE SISKINS, 1 TREE SPARROW (our first!!), both kinglets, marsh wren Again let me thank the very many observers who realized we were going to have an explosive day of counting migrating raptors because of the medium N winds, rising BP and great thermals. Indeed, during the morning many Turkey Vultures approached from Thickson Pt. and went northerly around the north end of Cranberry wetland. However, by noon the flight path was above our barrier beach. There was very little flapping necessary as the birds kettled on the thermals westward. Between 0830 and 1400EST the raptor total was 958-- I credit in particular Carol Horner, Donna Foster, Joyce Collier-Brown and Charlie Adey for their "laser-eye counting" over most of these hours, allowing me to sit down and record!! -----706 Turkey Vultures, 2 late OSPREYS, 2 BALD EAGLES (imm., 3-yr.), 6 Northern Harriers, 46 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Cooper's Hawks, our first NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, 186 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AND 2 unidentified raptors. I await a phone-call with more hawks to add for the next hour. Butterflies--very few-- 5 Monarchs, 1 Red Admiral Many red Meadowhawk dragonflies. East along Bayly from Salem to the first street east of Lakeridge, south down Hall's Rd. to the second roadside parking area. From the east, west along Victoria past Lynde Shores C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd. Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW _______________________________________________ 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
