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Subject: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla update
From: dian bogie <owletdb(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 24 Nov 2009 9:39am
Hello Fellow Birders:It's a pleasure to let you know that Mr. P. was seen
feeding on the rose hips at 07:30 and just now(09:00) sitting atop his favourite
multiflora rose. Yesterday afternoon was overcast and breezy and Mr. P. did not
fly around much, probably conserving energy. Overcast, cool, days tend to keep
him somewhat 'earthbound', without the grooming activities displayed on sunny
days atop the leafless trees. There are still lots of rose hips in his
territory, that being, the backyard adjacent to # 20 Ascot. Once again Sue is
leaving the door open at the rear of the carport for easy access into the
backyard. Mr. P can also, often be sighted, sitting within the common buckthorn
next to the green and white utility shed. The buckhorn retains its leaves quite
late into the season and the smallish black berries are retained until the
spring at which point they become a food source for bluejays, starlings, cedar
waxwings, robins and with any luck our splendid Phainopepla. The fact that the
buckthorn still has leaves is an advantage to Mr. P. where he can shelter.
To so many of you who have requested that our neighbours be thanked for their
generous assistance, please know that I continue to thank them on a daily basis
and I let them know, how impressed the birding community is with the
co-operative friendliness of this area. Thanks to the gentleman who suggested a
photo be given to the neighbours and Thank you very much Sam Barone for so
generously giving me a stack of excellent photos of Mr. P. Today we will further
foster this goodwill by including the pictures in a thank you letter to be
delivered to neighbours on Addington, Ascot and Aberdeen.
The weather here is very overcast and misty.Continued good
birding.DianDirections:401 to 410 North (another option is Dixie Rd. North);
Exit Steeles Ave. East; north onto Dixie Rd.; East onto Birchbank; North onto
Avondale; East onto Addington; North onto Ascot; East onto Aberdeen, log book is
at # 7 Aberdeen.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (23 Nov 2009) 2
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 24 Nov 2009 8:33pm
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 720 54867
Osprey 0 0 46
Bald Eagle 0 13 110
Northern Harrier 0 18 164
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 3251
Cooper's Hawk 0 46 326
Northern Goshawk 0 7 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 255 607
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016
Red-tailed Hawk 1 927 2415
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 13
Golden Eagle 0 52 115
American Kestrel 0 2 440
Merlin 0 0 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 34
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Total: 2 2099 82485
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers: Rodney Laura
Weather:
Mostly a 100% cloudy day, with kind of a gray haze or fog in the
background. East wind at around 5-10 all day.
Raptor Observations:
2 All day
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Great Black-backed Gulls around.
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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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Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (24 Nov 2009)
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 24 Nov 2009 8:46pm
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 720 54867
Osprey 0 0 46
Bald Eagle 0 13 110
Northern Harrier 0 18 164
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 3251
Cooper's Hawk 0 46 326
Northern Goshawk 0 7 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 255 607
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016
Red-tailed Hawk 0 927 2415
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 13
Golden Eagle 0 52 115
American Kestrel 0 2 440
Merlin 0 0 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 34
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Total: 0 2099 82485
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 1 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers:
Weather:
Thick fog all day, could not even see the stacks. Wind East and only
around 0-3mph. 100% cloud cover, and bad visibility.
Raptor Observations:
None
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Winter Wrens could be seen and heard. Also two Swamp Sparrows were
seen.
Predictions:
Most likely no flight at all or if so slow and or low numbers. Rain likely
at around 6am and then again at around 11am, and maybe again late
afternoon. Then even if it does not rain wind likely to be from the South
or Southwest at around 10mph.
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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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