[Ontbirds] High Park Raptorwatch
From:Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds Greetings fellow Raptorwatchers: Tuesday was a good one on Hawk Hill,there were lots of birds passing through, lots of sharp-eyed observers, and a few newbies who finally got to see what a Raptorwatch should be like. Thanks to all who came out, especially the birds. Northwest winds, albeit light ones, brought lots of small Passerines and the attendant Raptors who follow them. Everybody had a great time with the probable exception of some of the Passerines. Migration started around 10am and tapered off around 4 pm. We recorded: Turkey Vultures 157 Bald Eagle 1 N. Harrier 5 Sharp Shinned 89 Coopers 5 Broad Winged2 Red Tailed 5 Am. Kestrel 6 Peregrine F.1 Unid. Buteo1 Unid. Raptor 1 Total 283 I'm so grateful to the many folks who say they miss my commentaries. HMANA is the website to find all that stuff every day.Home page is HMANA.org but there is a shortcut also. hawkcount.org will get you straight to the reports.Don't make the mistake of asking for Hawkwatch.org as it is also a terrific site but not the same. BestBirds Tim ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (11 Oct 2017) 7 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0764 2509 Osprey 0 6 66 Bald Eagle 0 4 88 Northern Harrier 3 37254 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2391 2259 Cooper's Hawk1 5 47 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 7 Broad-winged Hawk0 1 4326 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 40 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 83 1304 Merlin 0 9 64 Peregrine Falcon 0121150 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 7 1426 7 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter:Bob Johnstone Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Bob for taking a shot at today's count especially given the crappy weather. Weather: Today it was rain as predicted with strong E and eventually NE winds. Complete cloud cover and cooler temps that actually dropped from 11C to 10C as the rain pushed in. Raptor Observations: Just 7 birds today... 3 N. Harriers, 2 Sharpies, a lone Cooper's Hawk and single Am. Kestrel. Non-raptor Observations: A few non-raptors reported with Am. Crows, Eastern Phoebe, YB Sapsucker, Blue Jays, Winter Wren, Am. Robins and Common Loon. Monarch count: 5 Predictions: Thursday could still see more rain... and predicted winds aren't the best being strong from the E. Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (11 Oct 2017) 1370 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 766 6544 9395 Osprey 0 12 69 Bald Eagle 0 19111 Northern Harrier20104264 Sharp-shinned Hawk 283 1139 3567 Cooper's Hawk6 46107 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 15 20 Broad-winged Hawk1 27 5360 Red-tailed Hawk 4175321 Rough-legged Hawk0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 275438 1166 Merlin 7 13 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 29 39 Unknown Accipiter1 1 1 Unknown Buteo0 2 8 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total:1370 8569 20481 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter:Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: none Weather: Well...the weather today was definitely on the miserable side of the spectrum. And to those of you who know me, no I was not in flip-flops. It was raining quite steady until about 10am local time. The rest of the day remained damp, and windy. The occasional shower from time to time and the strong north to northeast winds made for a chilly one, and kept me off the top platform for most of the day. Raptor Observations: I wasn't expecting much of a flight but within minutes of the rain stopping birds started moving. The first hour yielded 3 N. Harriers, 63 Sharpies, 72 Am. Kestrels and a Merlin. At this point I was expecting a good Sharpie/Kestrel day, but within a few minutes of the second hour Vultures started streaming right over the tower and along the shoreline. To my astonishment, even a few Buteos were flying in the patchy rain. In the 5 hours of counting, I totaled 1370 Raptors. Good flights of TVs (766), Harriers (20), Sharpies (283), Kestrels (275), and Merlin (7). Majority of all birds counted occurred within the first 3 hours. These totals were definitely worth getting a little wet and cold for! Non-raptor Observations: eBird checklist at: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39842459 A big surprise of the day was a Monarch out flying in the strong winds. Predictions: Northeast winds predicted in the morning switching to southeast for the afternoon. Unfortunately though, rain also predicted in the morning. Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon - Meadowvale GO Station
Good Afternoon All, Today I spotted a Peregrine Falcon perched at the top of a light standard in the Meadowvale GO station parking lot. The bird was located near the tracks on the southeast side of the parking lot. Directions: Meadowvale GO station is located at the foot of Aquitaine Avenue (at Millcreek Drive) in Mississauga. Take the 401 to the Erin Mills Parkway/Mississauga Road exit. Turn right (North) on Mississauga Road and follow to Derry Road West. Turn left (West) on Derry Road and follow to Millcreek Drive. Turn left (South) on Millcreek Drive and follow to Aquitaine Avenue. The Meadowvale GO station will be on your left-hand side. Good Birding! Dan ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Van Wagner's Beach Action today so far
Not down there but reports from David Pryor include a Pacific Loon (found by Brandon H on a flyby), Common & Red-throated Loons, up to 8 Jaegers (1 long-tailed and 7 parasitic). Winds are strong. Should get better. Thought I would let the people know for those not on e-bird alerts etc. Directions Qew niagara to Woodward turn right on Woodward towards Eastport and right onto vanwagners beach road. Come to Lakeland tower Cheryl --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose, Durham Region
A juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose was seen about 20 minutes ago foraging on a short grass pasture field among Canada Geese and Crows on the south side of Davis Drive approximately 1-2 km west of Leaskdale Creek. Pinkish bill with no white at base of bill, no white cheek patch, light upper breast, greyer towards belly but no dark barring. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
