15 members joined me today on the Durham waterfront to search for migrants. It was a fantastic day with 81 species recorded.
The hawk flight was spectacular with the following sightings: Turkey Vulture - 385 Cooper’s Hawk - 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 66 Red-shouldered Hawk - 7 Red-tailed Hawk - 32 Golden Eagle – 1 immature – first fall Bald Eagle – 2 immature – 1st and 3rd fall Northern Harrier - 5 American Kestrel - 6 Merlin - 1 Peregrine Falcon – 1 adult Other birds: 18 spp. of waterfowl including a few White-winged Scoters 5 species of shorebirds – Greater Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandp., Least Sandp., Dunlin and B.B. Plover 4 species of warblers – Orange-crowned (2), Nashville, Palm and Yellow-rumped pipits lots of loons but no Pacific – birds were very far out in the lake so visibility was challenging 5 Great Egrets – no wing tags 4 Eastern Phoebes 1 Common Raven 18 Pine Siskins and 8 Purple Finches Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected] Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
