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Subject: [Ontbirds]Tufted Titmouse - Rock Chapel (Hamilton)
From: "darling" <darling(AT)aucegypt.edu>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 3:15am
Around 4:45 p.m. Saturday November 3, a Tufted Titmouse came to our sunflower
seed feeder on two occasions about two minutes apart.
>From Clappisons Corners (intersection of highways 5 and 6) take highway 5 for
1.6 km and turn left onto Rock Chapel Road. The bird was on the escarpment side
of the road just past Valley Road.
Sandy Daarling
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Barrow's Goldeneye in Ottawa
From: "Richard KILLEEN" <richard_k(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 11:13am
At 9am this morning had a male Barrow's Goldeneye on the Rideau River just
north of the Rideau Tennis Club. It was with a flock of 20+ Common
Goldeneye.
Also present were several Hooded Merganser and one Surf Scoter
Directions
Take HWY 417 to Vanier Parway exit
Head North on Vanier Parkway
Turn left on Donald Street, go to the end of Donald Street and enter the
Rideau Tennis Club to park near the River.
Walk downstream (north) along the River for approx 0.5 km
The bird was approx. half way between the Tennis Club and the Cummings
Bridge.
good luck
Richard Killeen
613-741-3172
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Western Tanager at Long Point
From: "Ron Ridout" <rridout(AT)bsc-eoc.org>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 3:30pm
The female Western Tanager was seen again this morning at the Old Cut
Field Station on Long Point. The bird was frequenting the pines behind
the banding lab for a couple of hours. Most of the time it fed on grapes
high in the treetops but once or twice it dropped to the ground in the
vicinity of the feeders behind the lab though it was hard to see what it
was feeding on there.
>From the photos I obtained, it appears to be what Sibley refers to as a
pale female. The bird seems quite healthy and it could remain in the
area for a few days since there are plenty of grapes for it to eat.
Finding it requires a lot of patience watching the thick pinetops for
movement as the bird moves from one tree to the next.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch November 1 to 4
/2007
From: "Mike Williamson" <mdw49(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 12:46pm
ISRW HeberDown C.A.
Whitby,Ontario,Canada
November 4/2007
Totals 4Day Month Year
TurkeyVulture 21 21 2968
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 0 0 36
N.Harrier 3 3 62
Sharp-Shinned 17 17 986
Cooper`s 2 2 97
N.Goshawk 0 0 5
Red-Shoulder 12 12 125
Broad-Winged 0 0 5570
Red-Tailed 188 188 1133
Rough-Legged 8 8 13
Golden Eagle 7 7 22
Am.Kestrel 0 0 73
Merlin 0 0 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11
Unknown 0 0 45
Totals 260 260 11177
Total Hours 17 17 128
Avg.per hour 87.3
Nov. 1/07 18
Nov. 2/07 144 includes 3 Juv. Golden Eagle
Nov. 3/07 64
Nov. 4/07 34 includes 2 Adult Golden Eagle & 2 Juv. Golden
Eagle
Observers: Betsy Smith,Hannah Badger,Eleanor Beagan,Rob MacIver,Brad
Xamin,Martin Bence,Mike Williamson
Directions & Info can be found at torontobirding.ca highlight projects click
on Raptor Watch & click on Iroquois
Report submitted by Mike Williamson coordinator for ISRW
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Barred Owl and Theft - Thickson Woods
From: "Tim" <tmnelson(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 2:58pm
On Friday - Nov. 2 - around 4:15 we went to Thickson Woods to try and spot the
Great Horned Owl. Although we didn't see him we did spot a Barred Owl and got
some nice photos.
Unfortunately, while we were viewing the Barred Owl someone broke my car window
and stole a Lowepro Bag containing a lens, teleconverter, photobank, some SD
cards etc. I was pretty foolish to leave my bag in full view - and have paid for
it. Just thought I'd warn any other birders that park next to the woods, not to
make the same mistake.
Tim Nelson
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pacific Loon
From: DB <burtonian(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 5:21pm
Although the 100's of loons previously reported have vanished, it seems
the best one is still there, which I saw from the pier at the foot of
Simcoe Street while looking toward the bay to the east about 2:15 this
afternoon.
I had been asked my opinion by another birder (who then left), but was
uncertain for a long time, until the bird struck a more alert posture,
making the chin strap obvious. I then changed to a higher magnification
40x eyepiece. The bird seemed darker and smaller than adjacent loons and
sat lower in the water. The feathering to the front and rear of the eye
was quite dark, giving the impression of a black line through the eye,
since it was darker than the top of the head. The feathering at the base
of the bill on the lower half of the face has not turned entirely white
yet. The bill was dark, and as had been mentioned by the other birder
[sorry I don't know your name], both the body and the bill were
definitely smaller than the other loons.
Directions: Take Simcoe exit in Oshawa from the 401 and go south to
where it ends at the lake. Park in the parking lot. The pier can be seen
from there.
Dan Burton
Gravenhurst
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes, Just - Ottawa East
From: "Peter Campbell" <pagcampbell(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 5:38pm
Hi Ontbirders,
This afternoon, 4 Nov, Debbie Campbell and I went to Milton Road to look for
Sandhill Cranes. Between 2 PM and 2:30 we searched the length of Milton,
including looking south from Smith Road and saw nothing, noting that just a
few days ago the cranes numbered over 70. About 2:30 we stopped on Perreault
Road at Milton and got out for a scan. Just then, three cranes flew over us
from the east and landed in the cornfield directly opposite the end of
Perreault. They were only a few hundred yards off Milton and gave the
closest viewing I have ever had of Sandhill Cranes on Milton Road - Perhaps
the family group of two adults and a juvenile previously reported. They were
still in the cornfield at 4PM when we returned to check.
Happy Birding,
Peter Campbell
Ottawa, Ontario
Location courtesy of NeilyWorld:
"From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 96 (Boundary Road). Proceed 2.0
km NNW on Boundary Road to Russell Road (Regional 26). Turn right or ESE
onto Russell and drive 3.5 km to Milton Road (Regional 31). Turn left or NNW
on Milton." Or from the other end, take Innes Road east from exit 112 (The
Queensway) around the Blackburn Hamlet bypass, turn right on Navan Road just
at the end of the bypass and at Navan turn right on Milton Road
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Subject: [Ontbirds] 3 Golden Eagles, Short-eared Owl, 36 passerines,
79 migrating raptors at Cranberry, southwest Whitby-Nov.4
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 6:08pm
Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2007 (see table below)
Observation time: 8am to 2pm
Official Counter: Rayfield Pye
Observers: Brian Steele, Greg Stuart, Ian Cannell, Norm Murr, JimMcKnight,
Craig McLaughlan, Jim Skene, Doug Lockrey, John Stirrat, Jim Fairchild, Dave
Worthington and many others
Visitors: 12 local people who came to appreciate our work
Weather: TUV=2, but falling BP and very light wind (W): 3 to 11C;
cloud-covered,
ending in a rainfall in the last hour.
Non-raptor Observations: SHORT-EARED OWL, n.shrike, belted kingfisher, b-b
plovers, 2 horned grebe, 2 rusty blackbirds, Wilson's snipe, hairy
woodpecker, 2 CACKLING GEESE, fox sparrow, many robins along with 6
sparrows, house finch, goldfinch, pipits, -------
Raptor Observations: until 11am there were few migrants for the very many
visitors; then,
between 11 and 1pm we were challenged to identify distant raptors--3GE and a
distant Unidentified eagle, 57RT, 2 RL, 1 RS, along with an unidentified
eagle.
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 2255
> Osprey 0 0 167
> Bald Eagle 0 0 49
> Northern Harrier 0 2 214
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 19 2048
> Cooper's Hawk 3 4 101
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 23
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
> Red-tailed Hawk 57 118 738
> Rough-legged Hawk 2 7 12
> Golden Eagle 3 3 6
> American Kestrel 1 5 611
> Merlin 0 0 25
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 13
> Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
> Unknown Eagle 1 1 3
> Unknown Raptor 1 1 51
>
> Total: 79 166 9580
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Kingston Area birds
From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 3:29pm
Hi Everyone,
I birded Amherst Island this weekend November 3 and 4. Highlights in the
Owl Woods were 6 Long-eared Owls on Saturday and 2 Barred Owls on Sunday. At
the east end of the island (KFN property) Sunday I was surprised to find a
late Red Knot and Ruddy Turnstone. The lone Brant was present on both
days. The viewing conditions were excellent over Lake Ontario Sunday and I
tallied 316 Common Loon, 3 Red-throated Loon, and 108 Horned Grebe. At
Elevator Bay, in addition to the Eurasian Wigeon, I noted the hybrid
Eurasian-American Wigeon.
Directions: DuPont Plant: From Hwy. 401 take exit 615 (Sir John A.
MacDonald) and proceed south to King St. West and turn right (west). Proceed
west past Portsmouth Ave. to Cataraqui (Elevator) Bay where King St. becomes
Front Rd. and where the Dupont (Invista) Plant property begins. The Dupont
Pond is located by turning left (south) at the traffic lights and left again
onto the road through the fence.
Directions: Amherst Island: Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy.
401 at exit 593 (County Rd. 4, Camden East) and drive south to the very end
(Millhaven).
Turn right on Hwy. 33 and drive 100 metres until you see the sign for the
Amherst Island ferry. The ferry (20 minute trip) leaves the mainland on the
half hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is now $8.00 Canadian
round trip. There are no gas stations on the island. There are restrooms on
the ferry, and at the island ferry dock. The East End K.F.N. property
is at the easternmost part of the island on the east side of the Lower
Forty Foot Road. Please read below.
Because of liability issues, visitors to the Kingston Field Naturalists'
property at the east end of Amherst Island MUST be accompanied by a KFN
member. For KFN contact information or how to become a member, please visit
http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/ ."
Please Note: The Owl Wood's is closed for public safety
due to deer hunting from Nov 24 - Dec 9.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (04 Nov 2007) 474
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 4 Nov 2007 8:11pm
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 158 2437 61843
Osprey 0 1 192
Bald Eagle 2 7 202
Northern Harrier 4 25 773
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 81 9820
Cooper's Hawk 11 69 576
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 110 344 768
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 169 2685 5389
Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 9
Golden Eagle 5 30 64
American Kestrel 0 2 1274
Merlin 0 1 39
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 63
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 474 5689 150598
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Josh Haas
Observers: Calvin Brennan, Paul Cypher
Visitors:
Rodney Laura
Bruce and Linda Roberts
Ron and Gloria Harkness
Don Sherwood
Rosemary Brady
Jim Maki
Dave English
Weather:
Today saw mostly overcast conditions for much of the day but with some
sunny breaks particularly later in the day. Winds were light mainly varying
from the west in the morning to southeast in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
As has been the pattern of late, the early part of the day was devoid of
any movement of raptors. In fact, a large proportion of the flight was
during about a three-hour period from late morning into the early
afternoon. This compact movement is quite typical of November flights of
birds and very unlike some of the late day pushes we have been seeing
lately. Buteos dominated the flight on the whole per usual but today there
was a very high percentage of Red-shoulders seen in the overall count for
the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Small flocks of migrating Tundra Swans have been noted the last couple of
days along with large numbers of migrant diving ducks, mostly Scaup and
Canvasback.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven(AT)hotmail.com)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (04 Nov 2007) 155 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 4 Nov 2007 8:11pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 36 1448 30607
Osprey 0 0 186
Bald Eagle 2 9 161
Northern Harrier 17 78 1151
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 96 12323
Cooper's Hawk 4 22 618
Northern Goshawk 0 0 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 95 395
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 72 824 2677
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 5
Golden Eagle 1 10 39
American Kestrel 0 2 1610
Merlin 0 3 107
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 89
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 25
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 1 7
Total: 155 2593 68419
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff
Observers: Martha Derbowka, Paul Pratt
Visitors:
Paul Pratt brought a group from a local nature center who spent much of the
morning with us.
Weather:
A very cool and overcast morning didn't change much over the day. Temps
started at 4.2 C with a high of 10.6 C. Winds began NW the first hour and
a half, and switched to S the rest of the day. Cloud cover remained
throughout the day at 90% to 100%.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were crossing the marsh at the far northern edge most of the day.
Very few birds were along the lakeshore, or over the tower. Highlights
were one early Peregrine Falcon who was harrassing a Red-tailed Hawk
perched in a snag in the center of the marsh, Four Male Northern Harriers,
and an Immature Golden Eagle who crossed the marsh along the far shore
relatively high.
Non-raptor Observations:
Many Many Ducks were present today--Our visitors identified the following
varietes: Redhead, Canvasback, Green-winged Teal, American Coot,
Ring-necked, Mallard, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Gadwall, Northern
Shoveler. American Crows were moving in large number for serval
hours...970 the first hour. Good size flocks of mixed Blackbirds including
Redwinged and Rusty. There were still at least a half dozen Great Blue
Herons in the marsh today.
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Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff (akahawklady1(AT)aol.com)
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http://hbmo.org/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (01 Nov 2007) 1242 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 4 Nov 2007 8:11pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 749 749 29908
Osprey 0 0 186
Bald Eagle 7 7 159
Northern Harrier 25 25 1098
Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 29 12256
Cooper's Hawk 11 11 607
Northern Goshawk 0 0 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 18 18 318
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 393 393 2246
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4
Golden Eagle 4 4 33
American Kestrel 1 1 1609
Merlin 3 3 107
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 87
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 25
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 1 1 7
Total: 1242 1242 67068
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Dan Lumm, Dan Wheems, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner
Visitors:
Dean Porter photographer from Ohio.A perfict day for shooting.
Weather:
clear and balmy day.... temperature range..8..12 wind direction....
west 8..12k/hr
Raptor Observations:
good movement of raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
sunnny with a southern wind component.
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Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa (renefkielbasa(AT)gmail.com)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwings Willow Beach, Lake Simcoe Nov.4
From: "M. Bain" <mjcbain(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 6:13pm
Further to Ron Fleming's post of November 3, Richard Pope and I went to look
for the Pine Grosbeaks at the north end of Kenendy Road today without
success. However, when we went on to Willow Beach, just west of Jackson's
Point on the south shore of Lake Simcoe, we found a pure flock of 25
trilling Bohemian Waxwings flycatching from a small leafless ash tree at
#840 Montsell Ave., about 100m south of the lake. We then drove some of the
streets just east of there and came across two separate flocks of Cedar
Waxwings mixed in with American Robins, but no more Bohemians.
Woodlots and fields in the area held large flocks of starlings, robins,
cowbirds, and Red-winged Blackbirds.
Margaret Bain
Cobourg
mjcbain(AT)sympatico.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (03 Nov 2007) 147
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 4 Nov 2007 9:11pm
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 38 660 21058
Osprey 0 0 209
Bald Eagle 2 13 380
Northern Harrier 2 51 2054
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 132 16549
Cooper's Hawk 4 38 538
Northern Goshawk 0 2 25
Red-shouldered Hawk 12 294 935
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 41018
Red-tailed Hawk 62 1431 4779
Rough-legged Hawk 1 4 14
Golden Eagle 1 17 81
American Kestrel 0 4 4430
Merlin 1 1 259
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 148
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Total: 147 2647 92495
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Dave Verkley, Derek Lyon, Don Taylor, Jennifer Lyon,
Keith Sealy, Mac McAlpine, Mark Cunningham, Mary Carnahan,
Phil Waggett, Ronnie Goodhand, Shay Redmond,
Su Ross-Redmond
Visitors:
With the predicted NW winds there were lots of folks out today including
Don and Beth Wigle who were out for a second day along with a "whack" of
the usual gang.
Weather:
Unfortunately, there was a fairly heavy bank of fog covering the area to
the east of the hawkwatch which resulted in a slower flight. Temp made it
to 13 C. There was no wind at all to start the day...but when it did pick
up it was from the W and then NW...but eventually it became variable.
Raptor Observations:
A smaller flight due to the weather...total of 147 birds. Only one Golden
Eagle today...along with a single Merlin.
Non-raptor Observations:
========================================================================
Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns(AT)ezlink.on.ca)
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
Site Description:
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch:
Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port
Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie
Directions to site:
>From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury
(Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a
large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the
first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on
this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly
into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they
sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue
down gravel road to viewing area.
>From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south,
through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas;
you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to the
right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley. As
you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road with
a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to the
first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line. Follow
Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at Hawkes
Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Eared Grebe, Little Gull etc Presqu'ile/Prince
Edward County
From: "Heather Pickard" <h.pickard(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 9:49pm
Tony Beck led a group of enthusiastic birders to Prince Edward County and
Presqu'ile Provincial Park where we enjoyed an excellent weekend of birding
due mainly to the mild weather, excellent viewing conditions, abundant
pleasant company and the good birds we found.
Birding highlights included the find on Saturday of an adult Eared Grebe,
faded but still in summer plumage, viewed from the lighthouse area at
Prince Edward Point between 2:00 and 2:15 pm, first spotted by Rick Collins.
Birding Prince Edward Point area and Point Traverse also provided views of
impressive numbers of Long-tailed Ducks, Lesser Scaup and over 200 Horned
Grebes.
Early Sunday morning at Gosport (Brighton Area) a juvenile Bald Eagle was
seen in flight and the excellent viewing conditions for birding continued on
Sunday as we birded Presqu'ile. Sightings of note included a flock of 14
Eastern Bluebirds seen from the path leading to Owen Point, a Northern
Goshawk soaring over High Bluff Island, the 160 Common Loons and 8
Red-throated Loons in Popham Bay, and an Adult Little Gull, a life bird for
many, seen from Gull Island thanks to Don Shanahan who pointed it out to our
group. Also, we enjoyed good views of an adult Northern Shrike in the park
and an excellent selection of various waterfowl in Presqu'ile Bay including
Redhead, Canvasback and all three Scoter species. Special thanks to Fred
Helleiner for his warm hospitality and park birding information.
Heather Pickard
Directions:
Presqu'ile Provincial Park is on Lake Ontario near the town of Brighton
accessed from the 401 just west of Trenton.
Prince Edward Point is on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County between
Belleville and Napanee south of Highway 401.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa Barrow's Goldeneye YES
From: Brendan <fe838(AT)ncf.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 9:57pm
Hi Ontbirders,
The Barrow's Goldeneye in Vanier was still there as of 3 p.m. today. It
was in a small flock of Common Goldeneye in between the Tennis Club and
the Cummings Bridge. There were also 5 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Surf Scoter
and 1 Bufflehead.
Good birding!
Brendan Toews
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hawk Cliff
From: "Don Wigle" <don.wigle(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 7:02pm
I saw and photographed a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Hawk Cliff this morning
about 9 am. It was in the woods on the west side of Hawk Cliff Road about
100 feet from the cliff edge and about 30 feet from the gravel road.
Don Wigle
Ottawa
Directions: see this link http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Toronto-High Park Raptor Watch Oct. 29-Nov 4
From: High Park Raptor Watch <hprw2006-hawks(AT)yahoo.ca>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 10:15pm
This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: October 29 to November 4, 2007
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, M. Lichtenberg, N.
McHugh, N. Murr, D. Peuramaki, H. Shapiro and D. Woods
GTRW Webmaster: Andy Hampton
There were 427 migrating raptors observed this week at the High Park Raptor
Watch. Of these 350 were Red-tailed Hawks including 148 counted on Sunday,
November 4th.
Our totals for the past week and the year so far are:
Species Oct29-Nov4 Year to Date
Turkey Vulture................10................2509.....
Osprey.........................-..................34.....
Bald Eagle.....................-..................38.....
Northern Harrier...............5.................104.....
Sharp-Shinned Hawk............30................1992.....
Cooper's Hawk..................9.................152.....
Northern Goshawk...............-...................1.....
Red-shouldered Hawk............8..................92.....
Broad-winged Hawk..............-................3757.....
Red-tailed Hawk..............350................1406.....
Rough-legged Hawk..............1...................4.....
Golden Eagle...................8..................13.....
American Kestrel...............-.................224.....
Merlin.........................-..................15.....
Peregrine Falcon...............1..................23.....
Unidentified...................5..................74.....
Total........................427..............10,438.....
High Park Site Description
High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.
The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill
at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about
1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea
level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37
minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at
the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends
to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been
recorded here since 1993.
The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.
More information including a summary of our past observations is available
at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/gtrw/
Observations for this season are not yet available.
--
Howard Shapiro
email: hprw2006-hawks(AT)yahoo.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]OFO Grand Bend Area Field Trip -THREE LOON DAY
From: Maris Apse <apsemaris(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 4 Nov 2007 7:24pm
Hi all,
After outlining the day's plan, 10 participants in 6 vehicles proceeded to
the main beach, where we spent the first hour finding - Horned Grebe, all 3
scoter sp, C. Goldeneye, Ring-necked Duck, Redhead, Gr. Scaup, Red-throated and
PACIFIC Loon. An adult Little Gull flying south with a flock of Bonaparte's as
we left the beach.(Blake Mann only).
GBSL was our second stop, where we continued ticking waterfowl - Am Coot,
Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, N.Shoveler, Am. Wigeon, Black Duck, Bufflehead,
L.Scaup, Ruddy Duck and a single white Snow Goose flying with hundreds of
Canadas. We also had 1 Killdeer, Hairy and Downy Woodpecker, Song and Am. Tree
Sparrow, Am. Pipit, Horned Lark, E. Bluebird and our first of several flocks of
Snow Bunting.
At Pinery P.P. we found 2 Bald Eagles, Red-tailed hawk, 2 Pied-billed
Grebe, Gt. B. Heron, Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpecker, both kinglets,
Tufted Titmouse, both Nuthatches, Cedar Waxwing, Am. Robin, Gray Catbird, Swamp
Sparrow and Purple Finch and ate lunch at the Visitors Centre.
En route to Kettle Point we located a N. Shrike just south of the golf
course on Elliott Rd. where it was yesterday. We saw our 1st Gt. Black-backed
Gull 'dominating' a dead carp on the beach, while about a dozen Herring Gulls
waited, at the point we saw the last 1 or 2 cormorants and further south a
Common Loon, 9 Dunlin and another flock of Snow Buntings.
Our last stop was at Forest lagoons where we added N.Pintail and
Wilson's Snipe to finish with 70 species(unless I add the Am. Kestrel on my home
along Hickory Creek Road).
Thanks to all the participants for a most enjoyable day and cheers!
Maris
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M
1T0 (519) 238 - 8415
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