An amazing day of hawk watching at Beamer this St. Patrick's day!
Around 20 observers enjoyed close to 400 raptors at Beamer Conservation Area
on March 17. Mostly Red-tailed Hawks (268) and Turkey Vultures (70).
Red-shouldered Hawks also started to really move through with 45.
Over the past few days freezing temperatures and bitter northwest winds have
put migration on hold in this area. Flooded fields have iced over and many of
the ducks that showed up earlier in the week (Pintails, GW Teal, Blacks) have
gone elsewhere, perhaps backtracking to points south where
Hello Birders.
The annual spectacle of TUNDRA SWAN
migration is in full swing in the flooded fields just inland from the
Pinery Provincial Park and the Lambton Heritage Museum. Both are
situated on Highway 21 to the south of Grand Bend.
The usual viewing
Today 19 car-loads of OFO members eager to beat the cold and find some
interesting birds were not disappointed. A total of 71 species were
recorded despite the cold and wind. Narrowly missing the Eurasian
Wigeon at Lee Brown's was our only real setback.
Best finds were
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