It was another lovely, but slow, day at the hawk watch. Hawks have to be bunching up somewhere for they're certainly not racing past the Durham watches. Today's conditions could have produced a small flight but only one Northern Harrier was counted. Even the six Turkey Vultures that started to kettle, gave up and headed east.
Other birds of interest amongst the 51 species noted were: 8 Great Egrets (no wing tags) 4 Blue-winged Teal over 100 Rusty Blackbirds Marsh Wren 1 Barn Swallow 12 Dunlin 3 Monarch Butterflies passed by Well, maybe next week ... sigh! OFO Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Directions: From Victoria Street in Whitby go south on Halls Road to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
