63 species of birds today , including 11 species of raptors (6 birds total)
Osprey 10 Bald Eagle 1 adult Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed 3 non-migrants Turkey Vulture 1 migrant + 4 non-migrants Broad-winged Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 4 migrants + two locals Merlin 1 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 adult Unidentified raptor 1 Other species: 3 American Golden Plover, Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Virginia Rail, four species of swallow (Cliff, Barn, Tree and N. Rough-winged), Yellow-belled Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, American Bittern 124 monarch Butterflies about 20 birders and photographers stopped by to observe - thx to all Directions: Travel along Victoria St. 1 block east of Lakeridge Rd. turn south down Hall's Rd. toward the lakefront, park in the second roadside parking area; walk east to the platform. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ 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/
