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Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa: Barrow's Goldeneyes
From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 1:46pm
Hello Ontbirders
At around 9:00a.m. this morning there were 2 adult male Barrow's Goldeneye
feeding in a mix flock of diving ducks off Andrew Haydon Park . The flock of
100+ ducks included Common Goldeneye, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, White-winged
Scoter and Surf Scoter.
Good birding, Bruce
Directions: AHP: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Greenbank Road exit. Turn
north and follow to Carling Ave. Turn left and follow to Andrew Haydon Park
(Holly Acres Road) and turn right.
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
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400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O. Box 538
Carp, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Golden and Bald Eagle, Brant - Ajax
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 4:10pm
Today I did a bit if "Chawking" (you will recall this is pretending to do yard
chores while actually hawkwatching ...
200+ Brant flew over at 10:00 a.m. (new yard bird - wahoo!)
Golden Eagle - 3 immature together at 11:20
Bald Eagle - one adult at 1:10
Red-tailed Hawk - 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Northern Goshawk - 1
all from my yard on Ravenscroft Rd., Ajax
if you're so inclined check out my new book "Antarctica - First Journey" on my
website
Geoff Carpentier
www.avocetnatureservices.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds] 2 Brant Geese, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke
From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher(AT)msn.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 4:13pm
Hello, I just got a phone call from Dave Hallet, my resident Sam Smith know it
all, and he's watching 2 Brant in the eastern most bay. I am on my way out to
see the birds now.
Directions:
Colonal Sam Smith Park is at the bottom of Kipling Ave. Walk to the waterfront
and then east to the eastern bay.
Cheers,
Andrew Keaveney
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Subject: [Ontbirds] GOLDEN EAGLE among 161 migrating RAPTORs at
CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov3/09
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 4:25pm
With medium NW winds, rising BP and light thermals as many as 12 observers
thoroughly
enjoyed spotting raptors coming in high and low on several flyways over a
period of 5 hours,
interrupted by a brief shower.
During the first hour we had great views of a very dark morph adult
Red-tailed Hawk.
Then, at 10:40 a bird we all wait for arrived with all of its splendour--a
1st yr. GOLDEN
EAGLE took 10 minutes to glide over our heads.
The 161 migrating raptors-- 10 Turkey Vultures, 4 male N.Harriers, 21
Sharp-shinneds,
5 Cooper's, 2 N.GOSHAWKS, 2 RED-SHOULDEREDS, 110 RED-TAILEDS,
3 ROUGH-LEGGEDS, 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 1 Am.Kestrel, 2 Peregrines.
----SEE TABLE BELOW.
We did not spend much time looking at non-raptors. They included female
PURPLE
FINCH, 2 FOX SPARROWS.
Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
TUESDAY, Nov.3/09
Observation time--0900-1400
>>>>>>>>>>>
Official counters- Doug Lockrey, Charlie Adey
Observers- Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, Charlie Adey, John
Stirrat,
Ron Stephenson, Bruce Parker, Joyce Collier-Brown, Jerry Ball, Alan Woods,
Stu Williams, John Floegl
Weather: medium NW wind; BP=101.7 rising; TUV=1.5; 10C
>>>>>>>>>>>
>From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then east
through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street beyond---Hall's Rd.--south
toward the lake to the second roadside parking area.
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Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total
> ---------------------------------Nov.3
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0
Turkey Vulture------------------10----------------11------------------3954
Osprey--------------------------0----------------0------------------- 136
Bald Eagle-----------------------0---------------0-------------------- 52
Northern Harrier---------------4-----------------4------------------ 97
Sharp-shinned Hawk----------21----------------30-------------------1464
Cooper's Hawk--------------- 5---------------- 10 ------------------980
Northern Goshawk------------ 2----------------6------------------ 102
Red-shouldered Hawk---------2 --------------- 3 -------------------42
Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------0 ------------------416
Red-tailed Hawk----------------110-----------139-----------------1106
Rough-legged Hawk------------3 ---------------5--------------------10
Golden Eagle------------------ 1 ---------------- 1 --------------------2
American Kestrel------------- 1 ----------------- 3------------------ 480
Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34
Peregrine Falcon--------------2 ---------------- 5------------------ 46
Unidentified Accipiter--------- 0 ---------------- 0 ------------------11
Undentified Buteo------------ 0 ----------------- 4------------------ 29
Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 ----------------- 0 -------------------2
Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0------------------ 1
Unidentified Raptor ----------- 0----------------1----------------- 35
>>>
TOTALS--------------------161---------------222-------------8039
HOURS----------------------5----------------14--------------320.5
Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds] further to "Lesser" Canada Goose post Sunday at
Long Point
From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher(AT)msn.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 6:32pm
Hello Ontbirders. I am sure that many of the excellent Ontario observers are
already aware of this but I wanted to share with everyone what I found out from
a few folks that emailed me about the "smaller" Canada Geese in Ontario.
I can honestly say that I was UNAWARE that not all of the small geese are
Cackling Geese. The bird I observed Sunday at Long Point was obviously NOT a
Cackling Goose, BUT it was also obviously NOT a large Canada Goose. So what was
it? Well, according to Alan Wormington the parvipes race of Canada Goose has
never been reliably recorded in Ontario. The parvipes race is known as "Lesser"
Canada Goose and is a smaller race of the large-bodied Canada Goose. There is
however another subspecies NOT described in either the National Geographic Guide
or Sibley Guide. How did this happen!!?!! This subspecies is the Hudson Bay
Canada Goose, race interior and is likely what I saw. It breeds in James
Bay/Hudson Bay Lowlands and migrates through here. This subspecies looks a lot
like the parvipes race from what I can tell and the parvipes race seems to
interbreed with several other smaller western races. However, from Sibley's
notes the interior race still appears to be a large goose... just not as large
as the residents here... so... I can't honestly say I know what subspecies I
saw???
Sibley sums his article up with the following statement; "This is an
irresistible challenge for some of us, but until we have a better sense of the
variation and limits of these subspecies all identification should be approached
with a healthy dose of skepticism."
Jeff Skevington showed me a site where Sibley has an excellent article at
http://www.sibleyguides.com/canada_cackling.htm
I hope this helps birders look more carefully at "smaller" geese in Ontario, and
to take a look at potential "Cackling Geese" that may in fact be these other
subspecies that aren't illustrated in field guides!
Good Luck!
Cheers,
Andrew Keaveney
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Subject: [Ontbirds] NO Brant, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke
From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher(AT)msn.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 7:17pm
I did not refind the Brant. I looked along most of the rocky waterfront in the
park. I don't think they are still around... perhaps they moved on to Marie
Curtis Park or beyond... Ratray's Mash? There would be little point to looking
for them in the morning to those of you whom emailed asking.
P.S.
Also Colonal Sam Smith park is yet again being destroyed by the city. The plans
for an outdoor skating path had been finalized and despite a very active group
of local citizens doing everything in their power to stop it, it's happening...
but what the city didn't say was that they were going to clear the ENTIRE field
next to the newest parking lot and powerhouse. Apparently this wasn't even
included in the recent unveiling of developments... IT JUST HAPPENED! I have
seen this park been completely destroyed (and seen much of the wildlife
disappear) over the past 10-15 years while growing up, going to school and
birding in the area. If I'ved learned anything from this experience it's that
the city does what it wants... PERIOD. They toy with local conservation groups
by "giving them a say" when really our say was never meant to count. I honestly
wonder what kind of student would want to become a conservationist in this day
and age!
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Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (03 Nov 2009) 438
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 3 Nov 2009 7:55pm
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 300 360 54507
Osprey 0 0 46
Bald Eagle 4 5 102
Northern Harrier 1 1 147
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 8 3212
Cooper's Hawk 5 7 287
Northern Goshawk 0 1 17
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 6 358
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016
Red-tailed Hawk 116 119 1607
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5
Golden Eagle 1 1 64
American Kestrel 0 0 438
Merlin 0 0 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 32
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Total: 438 508 80894
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers: Don Sherwood, Fred Kirn, John Elliott, Rodney Laura
Visitors:
One group of hawk watchers from Ohio were around all day, so that was nice.
Then a few other of the normal hawk watchers also came by. Maybe around
10 or so people came by today.
Weather:
The weather was not really like what they said it would be. One place said
West winds changing to West-North-West, and being around 12mph. Another
location said Northwest winds 10-20. As it turned out, it was
West-North-West, changing to West, then West-South-West, then between West
and West-South-West for the rest of the day. It was also around 10-15mph
for most of the day. Visibility was clear all day and cloud cover went
from 10% to 90% and was around 85% most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Just kind of a slow, but steady day today, but also odd. No real flight
line, some times the birds where low and over head, while other times or
even at the same time they could be high and or distant.
438 were counted with 300 being Turkey Vultures, and 116 Red-tailed Hawks.
1 Golden Eagle was also seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several thousand American Crows went over all day long, and a total of 88
Tundra Swans also were seen.
Predictions:
Looks like chance for rain, and even with out rain should have South, to
South-Southwest winds, and also light. So should be a slow day. With that
said it will probably turn out really good...
========================================================================
Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright(AT)gmail.com)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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