On Tuesday between 3:00 and 4:00 EST (4:00 and 5:00 EDT) Darren Smillie and I saw an unusual buteo, but we did not have suitable reference materials to hand. Rather than delay the report I submitted the report, and Darren and I had time to consult others and to compare notes today. The determination is that the buteo was a juvenile Swainson's Hawk and the Hawkcount records have been amended.
This change brought the total number of species seen that day to thirteen. NPH @ Beamer Conservation Area is on Quarry Road, which runs north from Ridge Road on top of the escarpment in Grimsby. Sandy Alexander (Sandy) L. Darling (905) 689 7481 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
