[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese -- East of Ottawa

Late Sunday morning, October 25th there were 71 Sandhill Cranes in a field on the West side of Trim Road, towards Perrault Road. Later in the day, October 25th, around 3:00 pm we observed approximately 2000 Snow Geese on County Road 9 South of St. Isadore. They were on the west side of the

[Ontbirds] American Avocet - West Perth Wetlands

This morning there were 6 American Avocet in the first cell at West Perth Wetlands. Other shorebirds included both yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, dowitcher, and Killdeer. Steve Thorpe Stratford West Perth Wetlands are in Mitchell. From Ontario Street (Hwy 8) travel south on

[Ontbirds] 40 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Oct.26/09

With thanks to Tim Foran I have added the following to today's numbers: 16 TVs, 6 RTs and 1 PG, seen by him in the late afternoon of yesterday. A brisk East wind, Good thermals and a rising BP were accompanied by a brisk East wind today (Oct.26), not conducive to a hawk migration. Migrating

[Ontbirds] Avocets - West Perth Wetlands

As of 4:45pm, the 6 avocets continue to be in the first cell at West Perth. See previous post for directions... Rick Thornton Exeter___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports

[Ontbirds] Chimney Swifts in numbers - Holiday Beach C.A. (Essex Co.)

Hello Ontbirds, There were no fewer than 30 CHIMNEY SWIFTS over Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Amherstburg this afternoon. A single pan across the sky to the east yielded 30 swifts, and that's not to mention possible singles here and there to the north and west of the Hawk Tower. This

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (26 Oct 2009) 588 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Raptor Migration From St Clair Spadina

Any day like today, dominated by east winds (generally) makes for a poor Hawk flight over High Park. I decided to try the Churchill Reservoir Park at Spadina and St Clair and see if the east winds brought Raptors overhead. I observed between 3pm and 4pm: 1 American Kestral 5 Red Tailed Hawks