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Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow, Ross', White-fronted Geese near Copetown
From: "A & K Williams" <williamsmusic(AT)execulink.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 10:57am
9:30 A.M.....
At the field on the corner of Orkney road and Hwy 5 there were 5 white
SnowGeese, over a dozen Blue phase, a Ross' Goose, and thanks to Harold Stiver
who pointed out 3 Greater White-fronted Geese, one with no "white front" (juv.).
We also had one possible Cackling Goose. If Harold's picture turns out, he may
wish to re-report it to Ontbirds.
Directions: From the 403 in Ancaster (thewp) go west toward Brontford, take the
hwy 52 exit toward Copetown and follow this to Hwy 5 (Peter's Corners and go
west on 5. Orkney road is the first on I think, about 1-2 km, or just watch for
Geese in the freshly harvested corn fields.
Ken
Angie and Ken Williams
83 Edinburgh Ave.
Hamilton, Ontario, L8H 2C6
905 547 8580
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (08 Nov 2007) 192 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 10 Nov 2007 11:11am
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 154 1817 30976
Osprey 0 0 186
Bald Eagle 1 12 164
Northern Harrier 8 113 1186
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 111 12338
Cooper's Hawk 2 35 631
Northern Goshawk 0 0 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 121 421
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 20 1070 2923
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 7
Golden Eagle 0 14 43
American Kestrel 0 3 1611
Merlin 0 3 107
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 90
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: 192 3308 69134
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy
Visitors:
observer's only....evelyn fisher jim mc coy.
Weather:
day started with a warm hazy morning.the remaining day gave the observers
mostly overcast conditions with light breeze from the south.
Raptor Observations:
relatively a quiet day.most commmon appearance were t.v.'s.being awol from
my post for the time period 10:00-12:30 missed the highlight of the
day..g.e's.reported by our colleagues at erie metro.
Non-raptor Observations:
waterfowl dominated bymallards and gadwalls followed by a spattering of
baldplates pintails and ruddy's.
Predictions:
similar to today's weather but with more open skies.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa (renefkielbasa(AT)gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Cave Swallow - Brighton - Nov. 10
From: "Michael Richardson" <mrtree(AT)kos.net>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 2:16pm
One Cave Swallow at Hwy.30 overpass of Hwy. 401. at 11:20 am Nov. 11
Michael
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pine Grosbeaks, etc. Pinery P.P.
From: "Blake A. Mann" <boatmann(AT)kent.net>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 2:21pm
Hi ONTbirders,
This Saturday morning I birded Pinery Prov. Park with Brett Woodman. It was
a productive day, as I found two target species for this weekend!
Along the river beside Riverside Campground, we came upon 3 Bohemian
Waxwings among many Cedar Waxwings.
A few minutes later, I heard the sound of a Pine Grosbeak. Sure enough one
was on top of a Red Cedar. Eventually 3 more showed up, and flew over our
heads. Another female Pine Grosbeak was at the visitor centre feeder at
09:30.
At Burley bridge near the south end of the park, we encountered at least 20
Bohemian Waxwings eating grapes. They put on quite a show.
While there, a flock of about 20 finch-type birds flew over that I am sure
were White-winged Crossbills going by their call notes. A Merlin also
crossed over the river there.
Common Redpolls were flying over all morning long.
There were a few Purple Finches around, as well as a few Pine Siskins.
No Evening Grosbeaks today, but I'll get them at Rondeau tomorrow!
Directions:
After getting into Pinery P.P. on hwy 21 ten min. south of Grand Bend,
follow road to the store. Park, and pay for park pass there at the machine.
Walk along the trail beside the campground. There is a low area where finch
types and waxwings hangout. The visitor centre is just past the store over
the bridge.
Burley bridge is found by turning left at the store and following road to
the bridge.
Blake A. Mann
Wallaceburg
Chatham-Kent, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ajax Hawks
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 4:35pm
While I was "Chawking" [the art of pretending to do yard chores, while you are
actually watching for migrating hawks], I saw the following on November 10th
from my back yard in Ajax bewteen 1 and 3 p.m. ...
Red-tailed hawk - 51
Rough-legged Hawk - 3 [all light morphs]
Northern Goshawk - 1 adult
Cooper's hawk - 2 [adult/immature]
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Algonquin fall
From: ray barlow <raymondjbarlow(AT)yahoo.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 2:12pm
sorry for the late post, we spent 4 days recently in Algonquin Provincial Park,
and here is a short report on what we saw... and thanks to Justin Peter (MNR) at
the Welcome Center for his help in identifying whats going on at the park.
At the East Welcome Center...
RW black birds
Grackles
white-breasted nuthatch
rb nuthatch
blue jays
evening grosbeak
tree sparrow
common raven
de junco
Around the park, several hours looking for moose, and we saw ...
ruffed grouse
gray jay
great blue heron
snow buntings
and small gallery of highlight images from the trip are in here...
http://www.pbase.com/raymondjbarlow/algonquinfall
I had to through in that last shot taken on the night of the Halloween.
kind regards to everyone, and good birding.
Raymond J Barlow
13 Sandra Crescent
Grimsby Ontario
Canada
L3M 4Y8
www.rayswildlife.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (10 Nov 2007) 563 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 10 Nov 2007 5:11pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 214 2031 31190
Osprey 0 0 186
Bald Eagle 5 17 169
Northern Harrier 12 127 1200
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 129 12356
Cooper's Hawk 23 59 655
Northern Goshawk 0 0 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 17 146 446
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 263 1342 3195
Rough-legged Hawk 6 9 13
Golden Eagle 4 18 47
American Kestrel 0 3 1611
Merlin 0 3 107
Peregrine Falcon 2 6 92
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: 563 3892 69718
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks
Observers: Dave Stimac, Karen Cedar, Paul Pratt
Visitors:
Many friends joined us on the Tower today. Special thanks to Dave Stimac,
Paul Pratt and Karen Cedar for their assistance with the count.
Weather:
Sunny with cloudy periods, winds moderate from the N and NNE changing late
to S. Cold today from 3 - 8 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
Good numbers today with 4 Golden Eagles, 2 Peregrine Falcons, 5
Rough-legged Hawks (3 dark-phase) a smattering of Sharpies, Coopers and
Red-shoulders and the lion's share made up of Turkey Vultures and
Red-tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Crows in excess of 25,000 today.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Bob Hall-Brooks (bhall-brooks(AT)cogeco.ca)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
Site Description:
Holiday Beach Conservation Area was formerly a Provincial Park, but is now
administered by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). It is
strategically located at the extreme southwestern tip of southern Ontario.
The park is on the eastern end of a large freshwater estuary known as Big
Creek. (Specifically the site is 1.1 miles south of the junction Highway 20
(old 18) and Essex Road 50, Town of Amherstburg).
The Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO) (founded in 1986) is a
non-profit, volunteer organization formed to promote the study and
protection of migrating birds. Activities focus primarily on fall migration
of raptors and other species. This site is in Essex County, Ontario, on the
north shore of Lake Erie near the Detroit River. In 1988, HBMO persuaded
Detroit Edison to donate a 40 foot Hawk Tower which is now at the site.
Southwestern Ontario has a funneling effect on migrating raptors due to
the geography of the nearby lakes and the reluctance of most raptors to
cross large bodies of water. Birds gain altitude over the flat farmland to
the north and east, rising easily with the thermals that such areas provide
in abundance. As the birds head south they meet Lake Erie and, reluctant to
cross it , turn west. With appropriate wind and weather conditions, birds
pile up along the lake shore and move west until they reach the narrow
crossing at the Detroit River (or island hop within the river mouth).
Directions to site:
Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge:
After Canadian Customs, stay left 50 yards, passing over the railroad
tracks.
You are now on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401 and Highway 3.
Continue east 3.8 miles to the intersection with Todd and Cabana roads. Go
through the intersection, staying to the right. In less than 100 yards the
main road splits; 401 and 3 continue to the left as the main road and Huron
Church narrows and angles to the right. Follow Huron Church right for 0.5
miles to Disputed Road. After anglign a right turn onto Disputed Road,
travel south. At 4 miles Disputed Road intersects with Townline Road, and
the name changes to Concession 5. Continue south 5 miles and Concession 5
"T"'s with South Townline Road. Turn left and travel east 0.2 miles,
turning right (south) onto Concession 6. Continue south for 3.4 miles to
the intersection with Highway 20 at Malden Centre in the town of
Amherstburg. There is a restaurant/convenience/gas store on the southeast
corner of the intersection. Go through the intersection south onto Route 50
for 1.3 miles. The entrance to the Holiday Beach Conservation Area is on
the right. Pay entry fee and continue to the Hawk Tower at the south end of
the park. Park vehicle and walk to the tower.
West bound on Routes 401 and 3
Howard Avenue, Route 9, intersects Routes 401 and 3 east of Windsor. Take
Howard Avenue south to Highway 20 ("T"'s) and turn left (west) traveling to
Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. A restaurant/convenience/gas
store is on the left. Turn left (south) on to Route 50 for 1.3 miles; the
entrance to HBCA is on the right.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Gannet(s) at Hamilton
From: "Rob Dobos" <rdobos(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 6:06pm
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At about 3:05 pm this afternoon (Sat. Nov. 10) I had a juvenile Northern
Gannet fly west past Fifty Point Conservation Area in Winona. I had =
been
scanning the lake from the point for about 45 minutes prior to this =
without
anything too exciting and had packed my scope away and was doing some =
land
birding at the adjacent wooded area, and while walking back to my =
vehicle to
leave I had one final scan of the lake with my bins and spotted my =
earlier
hoped for bird, the Gannet, flying west towards Hamilton not too far off
shore. I only had it in view for about 10 seconds before it disappeared
behind the shoreline, so I decided to get in my vehicle and quickly head
towards Van Wagners Beach. I made it there and had set up my scope by =
3:20,
and within a couple minutes I spotted a very distant Gannet straight out
heading east and being harassed by a gull, which drove the Gannet down =
to
the water and out of sight. I presumed that the bird had landed on the
water and kept viewing that spot on the lake hoping to see it take off
again. About a minute or two later, I had a very close juvenile Gannet =
fly
through my scope view heading west! The bird was about 500 m offshore =
and I
watched it head steadily westward along the shore towards the Burlington
Ship Canal, eventually seeing it rise and fly over the QEW highway and =
out
towards Hamilton Harbour at about 3:35. Presumably this latter bird was =
the
same one I had off Fifty Point, but it seems there was a second bird =
farther
out.
About five minutes after the Gannets at Van Wagners Beach, I had a nice =
in
close view of an immature Pomarine Jaeger harassing the gulls. Earlier =
in
the afternoon at Van Wagners, around 1:00 pm I had two juvenile =
Black-legged
Kittiwakes right at the beach in front of Hutch's Restaurant which =
briefly
landed in with the Ring-billed Gulls.
Directions: To reach Van Wagners Beach, take the Centennial Parkway =
(Hwy.20)
exit from the QEW in east Hamilton and proceed north to the North =
Service
Rd., turn left and continue west as it turns into Van Wagners Road. =
Continue
to the parking lots at either Hutch's Restaurant or the Lakeland Centre
viewing tower and view the lake anywhere near here.
Rob Dobos
Dundas, ON
rdobos(AT)cogeco.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds] snow buntings, horned larks among other
passerines and 159 raptors at Cranberry Marsh -Nov.10/07
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 6:25pm
Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2007-- see table below
Hall's Rd. accessed form Victoria St. in southwest Whitby
Observation time: 8am to 1pm
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jerry Ball, Luc Fazio,Donna Foster, Jim Skene,
Frank Oland and 10+ others who helped for at least 1 hr.
Visitors: a big thanks to Luc Fazio and several with him; 10+ other visitors
Weather: sunny; rising BP; TUV=2; 0-6C; medium N winds became out of the E
and light
Non-raptor Observations: ring-necked pheasant (not seen here "for a long
time");3 fox sparrows,
female rose-breasted grosbeak, several pine siskins, many Am.pipits,
several snow buntings, horned larks, northern shrike, white throated sparrow
Raptor Observations: RTs tend to delay coming through until mid-morning;
sure enough, I am
assuming that the medium N wind, rising BP and a TUV of 200ft./min.accounted
for 111 RTs arriving from the east; BUT, around 10:30am the wind was
shifting to the E, and the RTS started to drop off-- probably taking the
inland route through Iroquois to our north. SEE TABLE BELOW
MOST RAPTORS WERE HIGH IN THE SKY, AND AGAINST A BLUE BACKGROUND!!
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 1 8 2262
> Osprey 0 0 167
> Bald Eagle 2 2 51
> Northern Harrier 3 12 224
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 47 2076
> Cooper's Hawk 1 12 109
> Northern Goshawk 1 6 8
> Red-shouldered Hawk 6 8 30
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
> Red-tailed Hawk 111 742 1362
> Rough-legged Hawk 14 54 59
> Golden Eagle 0 3 6
> American Kestrel 1 8 614
> Merlin 0 1 26
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 13
> Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
> Unknown Eagle 1 2 4
> Unknown Raptor 1 2 52
>
> Total: 159 909 10323
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Need Help to Identify
From: "Michael Veltri" <mveltri2(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 4:26pm
Hi Ontario Birders,
I am relatively new at birding, and just captured a very small goose in the
Burlington area.
This goose was completely white and smaller than a duck.
It was seen at the Burlington Golf and Country Club off North Shore Road,
east of LaSalle Park at 2:30pm today.
Can someone identify it?
Here is a link to a site where I post logos that I create, you will find 4
photos of the bird. I am very excited to know what I have just photographed.
http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/P1Guy/
Best regards and good birding
Mike Veltri
mveltri2(AT)cogeco.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds] 146 Rough-legged Hawks etc., Grand Bend to
Bayfield, Nov 10
From: JmsHldswrth(AT)aol.com
Date: 10 Nov 2007 6:44pm
Greetings,
Ross Snider and I were able to sample various spots along Hwy 21, from Grand
Bend to Bayfield, for raptors and various migrants and were rewarded with
some excellent sightings and totals.
Most astounding for us were the 146 Rough-legged Hawks observed,
unprecedented in our experience. Most of these birds were east of the Hwy
corridor, some
as much as 2 km east, although these birds [and other raptors] seemed to be
'bouncing' off the lake at irregular intervals. Seeing the relatively paltry
number seen at Erie Metro Park today, it would seem that most of these birds
crossed over, to the west, before reaching them. Of these Rough-legs
observed, about 20 were dark-phase, again numbers we have never experienced.
Quite
incredibly, the number of Rough-legs exceeded even Red-tailed Hawks, as we had
138 for the day. Quite stunning indeed.
Other notables raptor numbers were 13 Golden Eagles [a personal best for
both of us], 3 Bald Eagles, 3 Northern Goshawks and a smattering of the other
expected species.
Also following the same migration corridor were four flocks of Sandhill
Cranes, totalling 80 birds. The largest flock contained 43 birds and all flocks
were very high and east of Hwy 21.
On the landbird front, we lucked out with a couple good finds. At the
intersection of Blue Bluff and Bronson, we stumbled upon 55 Bohemian Waxwings,
with
2 Cedars. The birds were just east of the intersection, up a disused,
unmarked county road. We also had 5 Pine Grosbeaks fly over Hwy 21 at Hendrick.
Other finches included 20 Evening Grosbeak near Hendrick and 66 Common
Redpolls,
in many small flocks, scattered along the immediate highway area.
Snow Buntings were also present in excellent numbers, with 11,200 tallied,
with a flock of 4500 adjacent to the Grand Bend Lagoons and 5000 near Hwy 21
and Turnbull. In lesser numbers, but still impressive were 240 Lapland
Longspurs, 350 American Pipits and 780 Horned Larks--most east of the Hwy at
scattered locations.
All and all a great birding experience, with the numbers of Rough-legs
especially gratifying, as well as just the sheer magnitude of migration as seen
on
such a broad front.
James Holdsworth and Ross Snider.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Grosbeaks redpolls
From: "Don Perks" <dperks0531(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 7:00pm
This morning at 7 am in Palgrave area along Duffy's Lane by the conservation
area I came across 1 evening grosbeak and a small flock of common
redpolls.Returning along the Patterson Sideroad 1/2 mile east of the Gore
Rd.I stopped to listen to and see a female pine grosbeak.At the top of the
8th Line north of Georgetown I watched a raven fly across the valley here.I
managed to return home by 12.30 pm.
Don Perks
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Owl Identity Please
From: "Catherine Gardner" <catherinegardner(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 7:37pm
I found this owl late this afternoon and I am wondering if someone might be
able to identify it for me.
http://www.pbase.com/catherinegardner/image/88736021 Once I get an
identification I will send out the directions.
Thanks,
Catherine Gardner
Nepean, (Ottawa) Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Barrow's Goldeneye and Bohemian Waxwings - Stoney
Creek and Burlington
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 4:39pm
Good evening.
Today Ian Cannell and I headed for the Burlington area to try and find a
Bohemian Waxwing or any birds actually.
We first stopped at the Valley Inn area and after parking at the start of the
Hendrie Valley trails we walked back and across the bridge heading up the road
to the railway tracks. We proceeded up the hill and under the railway bridge
where we saw a small flock of Cedar Waxwings land further up the road. We
climbed the road to them and they had increased to about 100 birds spread over 3
or 4 trees. With a sigh we started to sort through these birds and at almost
the same instant Ian and I spotted a nice Bohemian Waxwing among these birds.
Just before heading back down the road to the car we noticed other flocks of
Cedars joining the original ones until there were about 300 birds. A nice sight.
We now headed under the railway bridge and back down the hill another large
flock of Waxwings flew into the trees above us and to our surprise we were
looking at a flock of about 100 Bohemian Waxwings. Not a bad haul at all.
Other good birds seen in the Valley Inn area were 2 Great Egrets, a large flock
of Trumpeter Swans, 3 cackling Geese, N. Shovelers, 5 Killdeer and a singing
Carolina Wren.
From here we went back up the road to Woodland Cemetery and though we did not
find any more Waxwings we did see ( on the harbour ) 14 A. Coots and 16
Ring-necked Ducks and in the trees were 2 Common Redpolls, another Carolina
Wren, 3 N. Flickers and overhead and flying west was a N. Harrier, N. Goshawk
and a Rough-legged Hawk.
Now off we went to the Grays Road area in Stoney Creek and off Grays Road we
found the previously reported male Barrow's Goldeneye among the 500 or so Common
Goldeneyes as well as all 3 Scoters and off Sayers Park we found a nice raft of
about 75 Black Scoters as well as some Surf and White-winged Scoters.
Other highlights of our day were an amazing 5000 Bufflehead at the start of the
Niagara River in Fort Erie as well as Pied-billed and Horned Grebes and on
Peter Street in Chippawa we came up with 3 Tufted Titmice and 2 Red-bellied
Woodpeckers among the A. Goldfinches and House Finches.
We also noted that along the Niagara River from Fort Erie to Niagara Falls were
approx. 500 Bonaparte's Gulls and a few Great black-backed Gulls and finally at
Niagara-on-the-lake we did see a N. Mockingbird.
DIRECTIONS:-
VALLEY INN AREA IN BURLINGTON
Exit the QEW Highway at Plains Road East and drive west on Plains past Waterdown
/ LaSalle Park Roads. About 2km after passing Waterdown you will pass Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery on your left. Be sure to be in the left or centre lane and
just at the west end of the above cemetery turn left on Spring Gardens Road.
Drive past Woodland Cemetery and continue to the bottom of the hill. The mud
flats etc. are on your right at the bottom of the hill. The noisy bridge is on
your left but you don’t have to cross it.
If you are coming from the direction of Dundas on Highway 403 then exit off of
403 at Waterdown Road and drive south to Plains Road East/West. Turn right here
and drive past Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on your left. Be sure to be in the left
or centre lane and just at the west end of the above cemetery turn left on
Spring Gardens Road. Drive past Woodland Cemetery and continue to the bottom of
the hill.
GRAY ROAD, LAWRENCE SAYER’S PARK & GREEN ROAD IN STONEY CREEK
>From the Toronto direction exit the QEW highway at Centenial Parkway on the
south end of the Burlington Skyway. Drive under the QEW and drive a short
distance to the North Service Road, turn right and drive along the Service Road
to Drake Drive (just past the Gray Road overpass). Turn left on Drake and drive
the short distance to Frances Avenue and turn left, drive to Gray Road and turn
right and drive to the lake.
Alternately you can turn right at Frances Avenue and drive to Green Road, turn
left at Green Road and drive to the lake.
For Lawrence Sayer’s Park you can turn right off Gray Road just before you get
to the lake and drive to the park (obey the no parking signs here as others have
received a ticket). Or you can drive straight down Drake to the park from the
Service Road.
PETER STREET IN CHIPPAWA ( NIAGARA FALLS AREA )
In Niagara Falls drive upriver along the Niagara Parkway past "The Falls" and
the Control Dams until you bump into a Tim Hortons in Chippawa, turn right here
( or go in for a coffee first ) and at the first street ( Chippawa Parkway ),
turn left and drive to Peter St. This is a crescent, so drive down to where it
doubles back and on the left and in front of you will be 2 houses with a number
of feeders. Park here keeping well to the right of the road and watch the show.
Be sure to keep an eye out for birds in the woods and overhead.
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (10 Nov 2007) 650
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 10 Nov 2007 7:11pm
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 263 3151 62557
Osprey 0 3 194
Bald Eagle 0 9 204
Northern Harrier 4 46 794
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 123 9862
Cooper's Hawk 22 138 645
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 35 458 882
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 314 3565 6269
Rough-legged Hawk 4 12 16
Golden Eagle 1 46 80
American Kestrel 0 2 1274
Merlin 0 1 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 64
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: 650 7557 152466
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bruce Roberts, Don Sherwood, Richard Naber
Visitors:
Will Weber
Joy Barron
Ron and Gloria Harkness
Pat Mulawa
Bob Jacobs
Cliff Tally
Skip Zabel
Weather:
Today saw sunny but hazy conditions early in the day with the haze burning
off gradually during the morning. Much of the remainder of the day was
generally overcast but with extended sunny breaks. Winds were light and
variable early becoming moderate east-northeast and remaining from the east
during the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
There was activity from the very beginning of the day today sparked by the
early pick up in the wind. While the flight was steady in a general sense,
the movement overall was in definite pulses with the flow of birds
interrupted by lulls when few birds flew. Buteos continued to be the
dominant movers but there was a perhaps surprisingly very good push of TVs
today as well. The highlight for most of the folks at the watch though was
the good if modest passage of Rough-legs, which have been in short supply
this season. An added bonus was that 90% of the flight was overhead with a
good number of the birds low as well.
Non-raptor Observations:
In addition to a fine raptor migration today was a very good Crow movement,
one of the better ones of the season with many thousands seen heading
southbound. Also of note were flyover Snow Bunting and Common Redpoll.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven(AT)hotmail.com)
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http://www.smrr.net/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Barred Owl (Shirley's Bay, Nepean)
From: "Catherine Gardner" <catherinegardner(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 7:54pm
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request of identification and for
the comments on my owl photo.
I found this Barred Owl along Rifle Rd in Shirley's Bay at 5:00 tonight.
Directions: 417 west or east to Moodie Dr. Take Moodie North to Carling Ave
and turn left. Take Carling to Rifle Rd. and turn right. This owl was
found sitting on a post along the west side just before the no entry
laneway.
Catherine Gardner
Nepean, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]2 imm. Golden Eagles migrating and Gray Partridge
@ Brantford Airport; UNIDENTIFIED 'GLOSSY' IBIS @
From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher(AT)msn.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 5:48pm
WHAT AN AWESOME DAY FOR BIRDING!
Hello birders. I spent the day in the field away from my studies to look for
Cave Swallows in the Long Point area (NO SUCCESS!) with a university buddy, Tim
Snieder.
We made a stop at the Brantford Airport because well... we just happened to be
going by there and I remembered about the Gray Partridge found there sometimes.
So without breaking any laws "knock on wood" we traversed a local field and
after about 20 minutes managed to SUPREMELY ACCIDENTALLY flush 2 GRAY PARTRIDGE
at the exact moment Tim called out 2 Eagles coming over. I took a quick glance
and sure enough they were both immature GOLDEN EAGLES which then dropped out of
their heavy beated flight and circled not 150m above us. Definately cooler than
the looks we were getting at even the closest birds at Hawk Cliff two weeks
ago. We also managed to flush half a dozen Meadowlarks (presumably Easterns)
and several pipits.
So with those 2 great birds down we headed for Long Point which sucked royally
with no tanager or swallows. I decided to try the Big Creek marsh for the last
hour of sunlight (3:30pm - 4:30pm). We ran into 2 banders from Long Point. One
of them was a Brit and while the 4 of us were scanning from the 1st wooden
tower Tim thought he heard the Brit (sorry I forgot your name!) mumble the word
"IBIS". So he quickly said "excuse me? did u say Ibis?". Obviously the young
man had no idea how rare a bird that is for the region so we all freaked and
looked into the direction he was pointing and sure enough an ibis was flying up
out of the marsh! We managed to see it three other times at a fair distance
except for once where I had it fly right over my head from the dyke and utter 3
cackling call notes. We followed it during its last flight but it was just a
dot in the sky somewhere over what looked to be the Old Cut field station marsh
where I just gave up watching it.
So we had no idea if it was an adult or juv. or what species it was considering
2 White-faced Ibis' have already been reported from Ontario earlier this fall.
We also had an imm. NORTHERN SHRIKE at the BSC headquarters grounds, a single
'LESSER' SANDHILL CRANE among about 80 'greater' in the Big Creek Marsh and at
least 150 Dunlin there in the far southwest mudflats viewed from the second
tower.
***BARN OWL - word of mouth says there was a single bird seen at the tip of long
point in the past week or two.
Directions:
Brantford Airport - from 401 west exit HWY 24 SOUTH to CAMBRIDGE. Continue south
along 24 to HWY 403, exiting west. Take the hwy 4 exit south and continue for
about 2 county roads and turn east onto Robinson Rd. The birds were found in
the fields on the northeast corner of the airport grounds (the partridge being
resident and the eagles being migrants obviously!).
Big Creek Marsh - from 401 west exit HWY 59 south, jogging west to the town of
Courtland on Hwy #3 and continuing south on HWY 59 which eventually brings you
right along the inner bay at Long Point. Big Creek Marsh is opposite the bay
and there is a small parking area on the west side of 59. I suggest birding
from the second (northwest) tower.
Cheers,
Andrew Keaveney
UofGtwitcher
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch November 10/2007
From: "Mike Williamson" <mdw49(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 7:20pm
ISRW HeberDown C.A.
Whitby,Ontario,Canada
Nov. 10/2007
Totals Day Month Year
TurkeyVulture 0 26 2973
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 0 0 36
N.Harrier 0 5 64
Sharp-Shinned 8 28 997
Cooper`s 2 5 100
N.Goshawk 0 0 5
Red-Shoulder 6 18 131
Broad-Winged 0 0 5570
Red-Tailed 117 573 1518
Rough-Legged 0 17 22
Golden Eagle 7 20 35
Am.Kestrel 0 0 73
Merlin 0 0 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11
Unknown 0 0 45
Totals 140 694 11611
Total Hours 3.5 24.5 135.5
Avg. per hour 85.7
Conditions: Rising BP Winds Light NE switching to Light SW Temp. 5 degrees
C
Observations; GE`s 1 Juv.@1:15 1Adult@1:43 1 Juv.@2:13 1 Juv.@2:16 1
Juv.@2:19 1 Juv.@2:59 1 Juv.@3:53
Non Raptors 1 Waterpipit, 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Raven
Observers; Betsy Smith,Eleanor Beagan,Martin Bence,Mike Williamson
Directions&Info. can be found at torontobirding.ca highlight Project click
on Raptor Watch then click on Iroquois
Report submitted by Mike Williamson coordinator for ISRW
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Subject: [Ontbirds]White-winged Crossbills in Burlington
From: chris street <heyboy17(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 11:16pm
I was down at Lasalle Park with my girlfriend feeding some chickadees and
nuthatches on the trail that leads away from the marina parking lot on the
boardwalk. When a flock of 6 or 7 White-winged Crossbills just dominated the
surrounding forest with their load continuous calling. They left and returned
once more for me to get a visual confirmation and they were definitely
white-wings. Other species seen included various waterfowl (bufflehead,
bluewinged Teals, Common Goldeneye, Trumpeter and Mute Swans, American Coots,
black ducks, mallards, canada geese) and the usual passerines, with the
exception of some Golden-crowned Kinglets that were seen jumping around the mid
canopy.
To get to Lasalle Park from Toronto. Take the 403 westbound to hamilton and get
off at the highway 6 exit. The first set of light off the exit turn right and
head down Plains Road where you will come across another set of lights that you
turn left at. Travel East down Plains Road until you reach a set of lights at
Lasalle Park Road, turn right and travel to the very end of the road until you
reach the marina parking lot. From there head east on the path near the boat
launch and keep going until you reach a board walk.
Happy Birding
Chris Street
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