Yesterday Bob Tyler, Margaret Liubavicius and I birded Hanlan’s Point and part of Gibraltar Point on a nice cool and enjoyable day and following are some of the birds we found.
2 Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, 6 Trumpeter Swans, Black Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Hooded Merganser, 148 Turkey Vultures, Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned, Cooper’s and Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, Golden Eagle, A. Kestrels, 5 Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, a surprise find of a Snowy Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, N. Flickers, 17 E. Phoebes, a very, very late and surprising Eastern Kingbird, 34 A. Crows, Golden-crowned and 19 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 31 Hermit Thrushes (undercounted), 62 Robins, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, Nashville, Black-throated Blue and Palm Warblers, 100+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, 3 E. Towhees, Chipping, Field, Swamp, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, 150+ Song Sparrows (undercounted) and E. Meadowlark. We also enjoyed watching a little A. Kestrel harassing A. Crows and as it returned back to the Crow flock it turned on and harassed a Cooper’s Hawk as well. Fun to watch the Kestrel as it wheeled and dove on the very much larger birds. PS – This is the last weekend for ferries to Hanlan’s Point and Centre Island as only the Ward’s Island ferry will operate until next spring so a long walk to and from Hanlan’s until then. The winter schedule goes into effect this coming Monday. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _______________________________________________ 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
