Geoff Carpentier coordinated CMRW today/Aug.26, for 6.5 hours-- after morning drizzling the raptors started to appear after the 1000 hour EDT. He counted 6 juvenile BALD EAGLES(5 first year, 1 3rd year), along with 9 OSPREYS, 2 TURKEY VULTURES, 2 N.HARRIERS, 5 SHARP-SHINNEDS, 4 COOPER'S, 7 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 4 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 5 AM. KESTRELS.
Geoff listed 51 different birds in the area; including several warblers, Wilson's snipe, blue-grey gnatcatcher, marsh wren. >From the west alomg the 401, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east >through LakeRidge to Hall's Rd., south to the second roadside parking area, >just north of the lake. Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
