[Ontbirds] High Park Raptorwatch Oct. 6 2016

2016-10-06 Thread Tim McCarthy
>From Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds There I was sitting on top of Hawk Hill not exactly feeling sorry for myself because, well, it was a beautiful day to be outside doing anything but because of the "good" weather I despaired of seeing very many raptors. That, by the way, is why you don't get a

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending October 6, 2016.

2016-10-06 Thread Fred Helleiner
Pending a shift in the recent weather patterns, there has been relatively little bird migration at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in the past week. There are still plenty of migrants and other birds around, but what one sees on any given day is much the same as on previous days. As an example,

[Ontbirds] Turkey Vultures etc

2016-10-06 Thread Michael Williamson
Hello Today at the parking lot at the visitor ctr there were kettles of Turkey Vultures along with Red Tails Red Shoulder hawks along with two Peregrine Falcons. TV'S numbers were over 300 +. None appeared to migrate west. Parking lot at Point Pelee visitor ctr at 1:30 bird time. Hopefully with

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (06 Oct 2016) 513 Raptors

2016-10-06 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to October 6, 2016

2016-10-06 Thread Gregory Zbitnew
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca October 6, 2016 The most sought-after bird of the week was a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, quite gettable at Shirley’s Bay October 4-6.th. By contrast, a

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (06 Oct 2016) 282 Raptors

2016-10-06 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] John Crosby - Canadian Bird Artist

2016-10-06 Thread Ron Pittaway
John Crosby, who illustrated The Birds of Canada (1966, 1986), passed away peacefully in Ottawa on 3 October 2016 at the age of 91. John learned birding and sketching as a youngster in Toronto. He frequented the Royal Ontario Museum where he became good friends with ornithologist Jim Baillie and