[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (27 Oct 2009) 29 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (26 Oct 2009) 155 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach (26 Oct 2009) 881 Raptors

Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 745

[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (27 Oct 2009) 449 Raptors

DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] BCW - Permit

Greetings: This afternoon at 3:00PM Tiny and I met with Jim Phillips, P.Eng Municipality of Brighton. This report comes on behalf of Tiny and I. The "permit request report" presented to Mr. Phillips was accepted as presented. Tiny and I will be presenting the request for a permit system

[Ontbirds] Saw-whet Owl -Whitby

Today my co-worker Kevin Dance found a Saw-whet Owl while we were conducting migration surveys as a part of an Environmental Assessment on private industrial lands in Whitby.  The site is situated just west of (<1km) Thicksons Woods.  We watched and digi-scoped the owl for a couple of minutes be

[Ontbirds] Snow Buntings and R-T Loons in Collingwood

At around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, I made a quick stop in at Millennium Park in Collingwood (part of Harbourlands Park to the north of the marina and old grain elevators). There were several groupings of Snow Buntings, totalling over 50 individuals, feeding on the lawn and amongst the armour ston

[Ontbirds] The St. Clair Reservior Park Day 2

As I recieved more than a few replies yesterday, I will post the data from todays obsevations at the Spadina/St Clair Reservior in Toronto: I will not try the patience of Ontbirds subscribers by sending a third email. Again today, I noticed that the winds were south to south east, and not

[Ontbirds] Am. Avocets - West Perth Wetlands (Mitchell) - Still there today....

Hey Folks, The small flock of 6 American Avocets (originally spotted by Steve Thorpe yesterday) were still present this morning at the Mitchell (West Perth) Wetlandseasily visible in the first cell behind the small parking lot and entrance garden. They were still there as of 12:00 noon to

[Ontbirds] Help Needed - Lost Red-tailed Hawk in Guelph Area

Posted with permission of the ONTBIRDS Coordinator Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:31:40 AM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Important: Red tailed hawk missing > > "A Red-tailed Hawk, one of the ambassadors for the Wildlife > Environment Education Program (WEEP) at the University of

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Red-headed Woodpecker and Bluebirds

Afternoon folks. This morning I headed over to Hanlans Point to see if anything had come in over night and though I was only able to bird a small part of Hanlans because the Chain Saws and Wood Chippers were in full voice I did see some nice birds. As I walked along the east side of the airfi

[Ontbirds] Request for information on King Rails in Canada

This message was approved by the Ontbirds Coordinator: I am preparing an Update Status Report on the King Rail for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) for an upcoming status re-assessment of this species. Currently, King Rail is considered to be an Endangered sp

[Ontbirds] American Avocets - West Perth Wetlands

Today between 9-10 AM, Brett Fried and I had the 6 Avocets at West Perth Wetlands. They were alternating between the first cell as well as a smaller cell farther south. Surprisingly enough, the area was excellent for shorebirds and we totaled: 6 American Avocet 2 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Long-b