An American Kestrel was observed on telephone line wires near the hamlet
of Egypton Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 30) at 4:00 p.m. From the Toronto
area drive Highway 48 north from Davis Drive to Smith Blvd. at the
Hamlet of Baldwin, then turn right (East) drive approximately 3
kilometers to the hamlet of Egypt. Turn left, traveling north 1
kilometer (bird seen on right hand side of road) telephone lines. This
bird has been seen in this general area intermittently a few days a week
since late December 2012.
A Coopers hawk was observed Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 30) at 3:00 p.m.,
west of Sutton north off Metro Road (left turn driving west from Sutton)
onto McCowan Road south 1 kilometer. bird was seen roosting in mixed
forest on west side of Road observing 8 resident Mourning doves. After
observing for 10 minutes, Coopers hawk flew across McCowan to the east
into open field chasing doves into far forest to the east.
Paul Harpley
Zephyr Society of lake Simcoe (www.zephyrsociety.ca)
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