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6 Nov Brant Geese ["I Mcgovern" ] 6 Nov Ottawa: Red-throated Loons ["Bruce Di Labio" ] 6 Nov Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, November 6th, 2009 ["Cheryl Edgecombe" ] 06 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (06 Nov 2009) 312 Raptors [] 6 Nov Ash-throated Flycatcher - Point Pelee National Park ["Sarah Rupert" ] 6 Nov 136 Sandhill Cranes - Grand Bend [Maris Apse ] 06 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (05 Nov 2009) 146 Raptors [] 6 Nov 1 GOLDEN, 3 BALD EAGLES among 178 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov8/09 ["Doug Lockrey" ] 6 Nov Ash-throated Flycatcher - Point Pelee National Park ["Pratt, Paul" ] 06 Nov Bohemian Waxwings in Algonquin Park [Ron Tozer ] 6 Nov Red-bellied Woodpecker still present near Constance Bay [Jeff Skevington ] 06 Nov OFO News, October 2009 [Seabrooke Leckie ] 5 Nov Kingston area birds to Nov. 5, 2009 ["Peter & Jane Good" ] 05 Nov Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending November 5, 2009. [Fred Helleiner ] 05 Nov HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (05 Nov 2009) 55 Raptors [] 05 Nov Lots o' ducks at Humber Bay East (Etobicoke)... [Bernie Monette ] 05 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (04 Nov 2009) 147 Raptors [] 05 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (02 Nov 2009) 16 Raptors [] 5 Nov Ottawa (west), Red-bellied Woodpecker [Nicholas von Maltzahn ] 5 Nov (no subject) [Doug/Ann ] 05 Nov Algonquin Park Birding Update: 5 November 2009 [Ron Tozer ] 5 Nov Brant goose at Port Glasgow [Doug/Ann ] 05 Nov Re Northern Saw-whet Owl - Burlington [Bruce Wilson ] 4 Nov Northern Saw-whet Owl - Burlington ["Frank Harrison" ] 04 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (03 Nov 2009) 615 Raptors [] 04 Nov HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (04 Nov 2009) 93 Raptors [] 4 Nov PINE SISKINS among 37 bird species, 21 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov4/09 ["Doug Lockrey" ] 4 Nov Blackpoll Warbler, Whitby ["Geoff - Birds" ] 03 Nov HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (03 Nov 2009) 438 Raptors [] 3 Nov NO Brant, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke [Andrew Keaveney ] 3 Nov further to "Lesser" Canada Goose post Sunday at Long Point [Andrew Keaveney ] 3 Nov GOLDEN EAGLE among 161 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov3/09 ["Doug Lockrey" ] 3 Nov 2 Brant Geese, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke [Andrew Keaveney ] 3 Nov Golden and Bald Eagle, Brant - Ajax ["Geoff - Birds" ] 3 Nov Ottawa: Barrow's Goldeneyes ["Bruce Di Labio" ] 02 Nov HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (02 Nov 2009) 77 Raptors [] 02 Nov HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (02 Nov 2009) 70 Raptors [] 2 Nov 21 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov2/09, plus TUNDRA SWAN, NIGHTHAWK ["Doug Lockrey" ] 2 Nov Carolina Wren ["bill gilmour" ] 2 Nov possible Worm-eating Warbler, Old Cut Field Station, Long Point - Nov. 1 AND Lesser Canada Goose QUESTION! [Andrew Keaveney ] 2 Nov Toronto - High Park Hawk Watch - Oct 26 - Nov 1 [High Park Raptor Watch ] 2 Nov Late Report, Cedar Waxwings, Collingwood ["Eleanor Kee Wellman" ] 2 Nov Grand Bend area OFO Field Trip [Maris Apse ] 02 Nov HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (01 Nov 2009) 678 Raptors [] 01 Nov HSR: Holiday Beach (01 Nov 2009) 57 Raptors [] 01 Nov 1st cycle LITTLE GULL, Sandbanks PP. Quinte [SLIMBIRD Gerard ] 1 Nov Iroquois Shoreline Nov. 1st / 09 ["Mike Williamson" ] 1 Nov 40 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov.1/09 ["Doug Lockrey" ] 1 Nov Ottawa: Golden Eagles , Brant and migrants ["Bruce Di Labio" ] 01 Nov HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (31 Oct 2009) 17 Raptors [] 1 Nov Bohemian Waxwings at Constance Creek (Ottawa West) [Jay Peterson ] 1 Nov Golden Eagle - Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton [Kevin Kerr ] 1 Nov Aechmorphorus grebe -Haviland Bay, Algoma [Kirk Zufelt ] 1 Nov American Avocets - Oshawa Second Marsh - Sun Nov 1 [Frank Pinilla ] 1 Nov Golden Eagle, Brant - Constance Bay near Ottawa [Jeff Skevington ] 1 Nov Hudsonian Godwit, Ajax [Lev Frid ] 01 Nov Fwd: SARNIA to GRAND BEND BIRDING. SATURDAY. [Alf Rider ] 1 Nov RE: Christmas bird counts [mark gawn ] 31 Oct Brant Geese in Ajax... [Bernie Monette ] 31 Oct Christmas bird counts [Jeff Skevington ] 31 Oct Avocets- Oshawa Second Marsh ["Rayfield Pye" ] 31 Oct HSR: Holiday Beach (29 Oct 2009) 496 Raptors [] 31 Oct HSR: Holiday Beach (31 Oct 2009) 29 Raptors [] 31 Oct Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, October 31st, 2009 ["Cheryl Edgecombe" ] 31 Oct tufted titmouse Ingleside ["Hans van der Zweep" ] 30 Oct Northern Goshawk in Maple, York Region [Lev Frid ] 30 Oct HSR: Holiday Beach (30 Oct 2009) Raptors [] 30 Oct HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (30 Oct 2009) Raptors [] 30 Oct HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (29 Oct 2009) 223 Raptors [] 30 Oct HSR: Holiday Beach (28 Oct 2009) 1683 Raptors [] 30 Oct Kingston area birds to October 30, 2009 ["Peter & Jane Good" ] 30 Oct Update on Brant - Ajax - 2p.m. ["Geoff - Birds" ] 30 Oct HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (28 Oct 2009) 1123 Raptors [] 30 Oct Brant - Ajax ["Geoff - Birds" ] 30 Oct Greater Snow Geese -Eastern Ontario [] 30 Oct HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (29 Oct 2009) 157 Raptors [] Subject: Brant Geese From: "I Mcgovern" <imcgovern AT cogeco.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:47:07 -0500 Saw 3 Brants at Sam Smith Park 2pm this afternoon in the marina pond. Directions: From the Gardiner, take Kipling Ave South all the way, drive thro Humber College to parking lot at end of drive.The Marina is West of the parking lot. Ian _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ottawa: Red-throated Loons From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio AT sympatico.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:26:54 -0500 Hi Ontbirders This afternoon at 1:30p.m. I observed 2 flocks of Red-throated Loons along the Ottawa River off Andrew Haydon Park. The first flock totaled 31 birds and the second flock 17. There were flying and landing on the river and last seen heading south-east. Also had 1 Northern Shrike at the corner of Carling and Rifle Road at 2:30p.m. 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 http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, November 6th, 2009 From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29 AT cogeco.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:01:27 -0500 On Friday, November 6th, 2009 this is the HNC Birding Report: Snow Goose Brant Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Red-throated Loon Common Loon Great Egret Green Heron Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike Red-eyed Vireo Tree Swallow Tufted Titmouse Marsh Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Brown Thrasher Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Lapland Longspur Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch There is nothing like a Fall Bird Count to dig out goodies in your area. What a tremendous day we had for the 36th Annual Hamilton Fall Bird Count. No specific rarities were found however many good birds were seen in the Hamilton Study Circle. I will try to recap the count with as little confusion as possible by just going down the list. Snow Goose, Brant and Cackling Goose, Red-throated and Common Loon were seen along the western end of Lake Ontario. A Brant was still present mid week along the Burlington Lakeshore just west of the lift bridge. On Saturday a Short-eared Owl and a Peregrine Falcon were reported from Fifty Point. Over the course of the week several Northern Saw-whet Owls have made passage through Fifty Point Conservation Area. A Tufted Titmouse was also a highlight of a keen observer on count morning. Cackling Goose, Tundra Swan, Osprey, Bald and Golden Eagle, Sandhill Crane, Black-bellied Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Baird's Sandpiper, Dunlin and American Woodcock, several Eastern Bluebirds and Purple Finch were all reported from the Dundas Marsh territory last Sunday. Green Heron was tallied from Courtcliffe Park and another one from and unknown location. This is an excellent bird for this time of year. Great Egrets were reported from the pond viewed from the Red Hill Valley Expressway, from VanWagners Ponds and a couple of other locations in the HAS not known at this time. A Wilson's Snipe was flushed from the property near McMaster and Lower Lions Club Road. In the southern end of the Hamilton Study Circle, Rough-legged Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker (near Irish Line), Northern Shrike, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler and a few Eastern Meadowlarks were highlights. In the odds and sods of the count, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Black-throated Blue Warbler and Lincolns Sparrow were all recorded on count day although I am unclear as to their location. Two "Yellow" eastern race Palm Warblers were seen, one at Joe Sams Park in Waterdown and one behind the Dundas Hydro Building. A Brown Thrasher was found at Kerncliffe Park in Burlington and at Riverwood Park in Mississauga. Another Orange-crowned Warbler was seen at Sleepy Hollow Court in Dundas on count day. On a property at Sixteen Rd east of Caistor Centre Rd, four more American Woodcock were flushed from a woodlot. Ruffed Grouse were seen at a feeder in Flamborough. Ring-necked Pheasant was seen/heard at Albion Falls Conservation Area. Lapland Longspur was seen along Lower Base Line between 4th and 5th Line in Oakville the day before the count. A Tree Swallow was seen at Woodland Cemetery on Halloween, a good sighting for the count period. A hawk flight was noted on northwest winds on Tuesday. Many Red-tails, Red-shouldered, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harrier were viewed travelling along the lakeshore. Today, Red-tailed and a couple of Rough-legged Hawks were viewed over Woodland Cemetery for those who enjoy micro-birding! In Flamborough earlier this week along Hwy 52 south of Peter's Corners, a scan of a gathering number of Canada Geese sported three Cackling Geese in the flock. Two American Golden Plover were also seen in the fields here . In the odds and sods for the week, a House Wren was seen at Rock Chapel on Wednesday. A Red-shouldered Hawk made a stopover at a yard at Deer Run Court near Brantford. A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was found today at Woodland Cemetery. Two more Northern Saw-whet Owls were seen in South Burlington earlier in the week. That's the news for the week. Please keep reporting your sightings, November can be a great month for vagrants! Good Birding, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (06 Nov 2009) 312 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Nov 2009 20:11:16 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 136 595 43602 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 3 9 158 Northern Harrier 5 31 620 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 69 9589 Cooper's Hawk 10 48 858 Northern Goshawk 0 3 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 39 797 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 119 475 4533 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 9 Golden Eagle 9 12 57 American Kestrel 0 5 1738 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 101 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 1 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 312 1293 80612 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick, Olga Klekner, Rene Kielbasa Visitors: Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner, Rene Kielbasa, and Dan ____, of Windsor, made it out to the Tower today. Word of an Ash-throated Flycatcher at nearby Pt. Pelee N.P. cleared the Tower by 1 PM. Those sacrificial birders provided Olga and I a stellar afternoon of in-your-face Golden Eagles. A few other park visitors stopped by over the course of the day to take in the view. Weather: Partly cloudy skies with a calm Northeast wind before 0900 EST becoming East, then Southeast, and eventually South-southeast at 1 to 10 mph. East winds picked up again after 1500 EST. Temps. ranged from 5 to about 9.5 C. Visibility was as excellent as it gets all day. Raptor Observations: The flight was late to develop, but wound up topping our expectations. Redtails started passing in small groups by early to mid-afternoon. Six of the 9 Golden Eagles passed in a single hour between 1430 and 1530 EST. A few kettles of Turkey Vultures tried to sneek by well to the north. The flight height remained generally low, and the line of flight was along the north edge of the marsh and beyond. Non-raptor Observations: Lesser Yellowlegs- 1 (late). And, a bunch more to come. Predictions: Partly sunny skies with breezy South to Southwest winds at 15 to 20 mph; some gusts in excess of 25 mph. High of 15C. Hard to judge what kind of flight to expect considering the forecast, but if the sun pops out and the winds stay on the moderate side, there should be some raptors moving. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher - Point Pelee National Park From: "Sarah Rupert" <tanager AT sympatico.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:18:32 -0500 Hi All! I just wanted to post a quick update with regards to the Ash-throated Flycatcher at Point Pelee. The bird was last seen around noon today - it was right by the solar panel display at the Tip by Alan Wormington, Kevin McLaughlin and others and told me it was associating with Eastern Bluebirds. Many were out this afternoon (myself included) to try and relocated the bird with no success - I imagine many will be out tomorrow - I will be heading out and will post an update immediately if the bird is found in the morning. The park is currently open from 7 am - 7 pm, the park visitor centre from 10 am - 5 pm - you reach someone at the visitor centre between these hours at 519-322-5700. As Paul stated in his email, the transit is not running at this time of year, so you can drive yourself to the Tip parking lot. If you need directions within the park, please ask for a map at the entrance. Please park in the gravel lot provided. Good birding! Sarah Rupert Leamington, ON Point Pelee National Park is located southwest of Leamington ON. The park address is 1118 Point Pelee Drive. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 136 Sandhill Cranes - Grand Bend From: Maris Apse <apsemaris AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:11:39 -0500 Hi all, Whilst raking leaves this afternoon I started to hear the unmistakable sound of bugleling coming from the north at ~3:20. Dropping the rake I scanned the sky and soon saw 10 cranes overhead, followed by 11 then another 21. I could hear more coming and soon the main flock of 78 came into sight, which were followed by another 16 birds - for a total of 136. Last fall I had a similar experience but with only ~60 birds if I remember right. The sound kept going for a good 10/12 minutes so I would guess that they were circling over the old Lake Smith area and could have landed east of Hwy#21 around Greenway Road or off Klondyke - I did not go out to check as the rake was getting cold. A nice(and well deserved) break I'd say! I'm in Beach o'Pines which is ~2km south of the main lights. Cheers! Maris Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 8415 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691815_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (05 Nov 2009) 146 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 06 Nov 2009 19:11:30 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 44 459 43466 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 6 155 Northern Harrier 5 26 615 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 56 9576 Cooper's Hawk 12 38 848 Northern Goshawk 0 3 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 24 782 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 57 356 4414 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 7 Golden Eagle 0 3 48 American Kestrel 1 5 1738 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 101 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 1 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 146 981 80300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Jim McCoy was out to help spot in the morning. Having to park and walk in from the main gate shows true dedication. Weather: Partly cloudy to overcast skies with a few sprinkles around 1430 EST, at which time the count was terminated. West-northwest to West winds at 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 and 25 mph. Temps. ranged from 6 to a high of 10C. Visibility was fair to good throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Overall, a slow day for raptor migration with the flight winding down considerably by early afternoon. The flight never gained any real altitude given the strong headwind, and the line of flight was generally to the north of the Tower. Non-raptor Observations: Am. Crow- 5,500. Check back for additional tallies. Predictions: A pleasant day with mostly sunny skies and Southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. The wind may have a slight North component to start. High of 9C. It may prove to be an alright day with clearing skies to provide some solar convection. And, as of late, South or East winds have been nearly as productive as any other wind, provided it's not overly cloudy. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 1 GOLDEN, 3 BALD EAGLES among 178 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov8/09 From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33 AT rogers.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:00:22 -0500 16 or more of us arrived on the Cranberry platform to put in 4 hours of counting raptors on Nov.6. With light NW winds, rising BP and good thermals most of the hawks came through rather high, but our sharp eyes picked them up. > Among non-raptors were 1 SNOW GOOSE, MARSH WREN. The 178 migrating raptors-- 1 late OSPREY, 3 BALD EAGLES(all 3rd yr.), 1 male N.Harrier, 2 Sharp-shinneds, 6 Cooper's, 1 N.GOSHAWK, 3 RED-SHOULDERED, 190 RED-TAILEDS, 6 ROUGH-LEGGEDS, 1 adult GOLDEN EAGLE,4 Unidentifieds. ----SEE TABLE BELOW. >> Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. FRIDAY, Nov.6/09 Observation time--0900-1300 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Official counters- Doug Lockrey, John Stirrat Observers- Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, John Stirrat, Ron Stephenson, Bruce Parker, Alan Woods, Gerry Ball. Ann Anthony, Maureen Smith, Joyce Collier-Brown, Charlie Adey, Ross Lamb, Alex Dobson, Scott, Don Lloyd and several others. > > Weather: light NW wind; BP=103 rising; TUV=2; 7C >>>>>>>>>>>>> >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. >>>> Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total ---------------------------------Nov.6 >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0 Turkey Vulture------------------0----------------18------------------3961 Osprey--------------------------1---------------1-------------------- 137 Bald Eagle-----------------------3---------------3-------------------- 55 Northern Harrier---------------1-----------------6------------------ 99 Sharp-shinned Hawk----------2----------------37-------------------1471 Cooper's Hawk--------------- 6----------------16 ------------------986 Northern Goshawk------------ 1----------------8------------------ 22 Red-shouldered Hawk---------3 --------------- 6 -------------------45 Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ---------------0 ------------------416 Red-tailed Hawk-------------190-------------334-----------------1301 Rough-legged Hawk------------6 ---------------13--------------------18 Golden Eagle------------------ 1 ---------------- 2 --------------------3 American Kestrel------------- 0 -----------------3 ----------------- 480 Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34 Peregrine Falcon--------------1 ---------------- 6------------------ 47 Unidentified Accipiter---------1 ---------------- 1 ------------------12 Undentified Buteo------------ 1 -----------------5-------------------32 Unidentified Falcon----------- 1 ----------------- 1 -------------------3 Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0------------------ 1 Unidentified Raptor ----------- 0----------------1----------------- 35 >>>> TOTALS--------------------178---------------421---------------8238 HOURS----------------------4------------22.5------------329 Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher - Point Pelee National Park From: "Pratt, Paul" <ppratt AT city.windsor.on.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:45:10 -0500 Steve Pike just left a message that there is an Ash-throated Flycatcher near the "42" sign at the tip. I do not have any other details. Point Pelee's tip transit system has closed for the season so people can now drive to the tip parking lot. Paul Pratt _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Bohemian Waxwings in Algonquin Park From: Ron Tozer <rtozer AT vianet.ca> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0500 Justin Peter reported three Bohemian Waxwings at the Algonquin Visitor Centre this morning (November 6). Ron Tozer Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired) Dwight, Ontario Directions: Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). Get your park permit and the park tabloid (with a map of birding locations mentioned here) at the gates. The Visitor Centre at km 43 has recent bird sightings, feeders, and park information. The centre is open weekends only until December 20, from 10 am to 4 pm. Note that the Visitor Centre restaurant will not be open this winter. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Red-bellied Woodpecker still present near Constance Bay From: Jeff Skevington <jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:26:16 -0800 (PST) Thanks to Nick for reporting the Red-bellied Woodpecker near Constance Bay yesterday. It was still at the same place this morning at 9am. Also seen on my drive to work was a Northern Shrike (Greenland Road), 75 Bohemian Waxwings (Riddell Road), and a Bald Eagle (Shirley's Bay). Directions from Nick's email: take the Eagleson / March Rd.. exit off the 417, going northwest on March Rd. for about 5 miles, until you reach the exit right onto Dunrobin Rd. (continuing northwest). After 6 miles, take a right going northeast on Vance’s Side Rd. After a mile and a half or so, take the left onto Greenland Rd. (going northwest again), and follow it to the end (over 2 miles), where you reach the Ottawa River. Park there and the RBWO was just to the west, at the base of a little point. Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Work: 613-759-1647 e-mail: jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: OFO News, October 2009 From: Seabrooke Leckie <sanderling AT symbiotic.ca> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:43 -0500 Hello Ontbirders! The October 2009 issue of OFO News, slightly delayed, will be arriving in mailboxes soon. Here are some of the stories you'll find contained within its 16 pages: 1. The Adventure of Yellow Rail Research on the James Bay Coast - Audrey Nowicki shares her experiences participating in Yellow Rail surveys in northern Ontario. 2. Monitoring Chimney Swifts in Ontario - Hazel Wheeler discusses the efforts and results of the newly-launched SwiftWatch program. 3. Taxonomic Update - 50th Supplement to the AOU Check-list of North American Birds 4. Birding Inland in Winter - Mike Burrell shares some of his favourite places to find raptors around Waterloo, and Pete Read offers some great winter birding sites in the London area 5. Coastal Winter Birding Destinations in Southwestern Ontario - a complement to Pete Read's inland birding piece, on good winter birding along Lakes Erie and Huron. 6. Legislative Update - Changes to Ontario's Species at Risk List 7. Surveying for Whip-poor-will - a follow up to last month's article, which shares some of the results from survey efforts this summer 8. Baillie Birdathon 2009 - the birdathon wrap-up, with final results 9. OFO 2008 Donations, list of donors 10. Book reviews - The Migration of Birds: Seasons on the Wing by Janice M. Hughes; Birds of the Horn of Africa by Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshaw 11. The Birder's Vocabulary - test your birdy knowledge with this quiz 12. Chipping or Clay-colored Sparrow? - Roy John shares an unusual observation from the Ottawa area 13. Nikon Photo Quiz - the Nikon quiz will be rotating between beginner-, intermediate- and advanced-level identification challenges. This issue is of an interesting sparrow; an intermediate-level quiz. Enclosures: Three inserts are included with this issue. 1. Membership renewal form and return envelope for 2010 2. List of 2010 field trips 3. 2010 OFO Board of Directors & Committees Please renew promptly and include any necessary updates to your contact information, such as new email or mailing addresses. Eleanor Beagan, Membership Secretary, encourages you to renew now using the enclosed envelope to ease her busy workload as Christmas approaches. Don't forget that if you're not a member you can always sign up now! Memberships make great Christmas gifts, too! Visit the OFO website for a membership form and more details. www.ofo.ca Happy birding! -- Seabrooke Leckie Lead editor, OFO News Perth, ON sanderling AT symbiotic.ca http://www.seabrookeleckie.ca/ http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Kingston area birds to Nov. 5, 2009 From: "Peter & Jane Good" <goodcompany AT sympatico.ca> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:58:08 -0500 It has been a most satisfying week locally. While the passerine migration has almost ground to a halt there has been a considerable improvement in the number of raptors and we are almost inundated with waterfowl. Northern Goshawks were seen at Elginburg on the 31st and on Amherst Island yesterday. There was a Bald Eagle at Bedford Mills on Sunday and a Merlin south of Camden East on Wednesday. There are a handful of N. Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks and Am. Kestrels on Wolfe Island and a similar mix on Amherst with the addition of 3 Rough-legged Hawks and a Snowy Owl on Wednesday. There were also 6 Short-eared Owls on the 2nd Concession on Amherst on Sunday. Birds that might hang around for the winter include Purple Finch; 3 in the Cataraqui Cemetery, one at Bedford Mills and 5 at Battersea; Am. Tree Sparrow, the first at Elginburg on Oct. 25th and then another at Battersea on Sunday, then 3 more at Camden East today. A Brown Creeper is at Bedford Mills along with a Red-breasted Nuthatch. There was another Red-breasted Nuthatch at Camden East yesterday, a N. Shrike was at Elginburg on Monday and Snow Buntings were seen at the Cataraqui Cemetery, on Amherst and on Wolfe. There were a few Lapland Longspurs mixed in with the Wolfe Island buntings. Birds not expected to hang around are a Fox Sparrow at Bedford Mills and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the cemetery. The only shorebirds reported were 3 Black-bellied Plover, a Greater Yellowlegs and a couple of Dunlin on Amherst yesterday and an Am. Woodcock north of Barriefield a week ago. There were at least 8 Double-crested Cormorants on Amherst yesterday along with a Great Blue Heron and two Great Black-backed Gulls. Bonaparte's Gulls are still easy to find in the Greater Cataraqui River, on Amherst or on Wolfe. Four areas of waterfowl concentration were well studied this week. At the Little Cataraqui Creek and Elevator Bay there were 13 species including 300 Ring-necked Ducks, 45 N. Pintails, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 4 Ruddy Ducks and a N. Shoveler. The area's first Tundra Swans arrived there on Sunday. In the Greater Cataraqui River from Belle Park there is an excellent selection of puddle ducks and a few divers. Most notable were the large numbers of Am. Wigeon and N. Shoveler. There were also 2 Pied-billed Grebes. On Amherst yesterday, there were about 5 dozen Common Loons on the way over and a Red-necked Grebe on the return trip. At the east end of the island there was a large raft of Greater Scaup containing several Redheads. There were also good numbers of Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and Black Ducks. We were also entertained by a very vocal flock of 67 Tundra Swans. On Wolfe it appears that both Button and Bayfield Bays are chock-full of waterfowl; in descending order of abundance: 20,000 Greater Scaup, 16,000 Redheads, 4000 Ring-necked, 1800 Am. Wigeon, 900 Lesser Scaup, 300 Tundra Swans, 40 Hooded Mergansers, 25 Canvasbacks, 10 Long-tailed Ducks, and singletons of Brant, Snow and Cackling Geese and Ruddy Duck and this doesn't even mention the always numerous Canada Geese and Mallards. The Kingston Field Naturalists do their annual 24 hour Fall Round-up this weekend and if the weather cooperates it should be a most productive outing. Cheers, Peter Good Kingston Field Naturalists 613 378-6605 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending November 5, 2009. From: Fred Helleiner <fhelleiner AT trentu.ca> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:57:46 -0500 Presqu'ile Provincial Park continues to attract birds and birders from far and wide. Both have begun to concentrate on the numerous bird feeders in and around the Park. Away from those feeders, finding birds is more of a challenge, though the open areas along and over the water are fairly productive. The BRANT that has been frequenting the shores of Popham Bay was still present on November 1, and a good-sized flock flew past Salt Point on that date. Also on that date, TUNDRA SWANS put in their first appearance of the fall. A good variety of ducks is present, including NORTHERN SHOVELERS, a SURF SCOTER, and a HOODED MERGANSER. Until the past two decades, KING EIDERS appeared regularly at Presqu'ile in November. Although they are now rare, the likelihood of finding one seems greater at this season than during the rest of the year. COMMON LOONS and HORNED GREBES are scattered among the other water birds on all sides of the peninsula. The most recent DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT sighting.was on November 2. Two TURKEY VULTURES were seen on October 31. Other hawks included MERLINS on that day and the next. The two WILD TURKEYS that have caught the eye of many people lately have been seen twice on the shore of Salt Point, a rather surprising location. Both SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were found on the late date of November 1. GREATER YELLOWLEGS were still foraging in the marsh on November 1. As recently as November 3, there were still WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at Owen Point and the offshore islands. For many casual observers and photographers, the highlight of the past week has been the opportunity to see BARRED OWLS at close range. These birds were seen every day for the past week at various locations along Paxton Drive and on Lighthouse Lane, often referred to erroneously as "grey owls" by the uninitiated. Two different RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS have visited the feeders at 83 Bayshore Road. An EASTERN PHOEBE was still present on November 1. NORTHERN SHRIKES have been at three different locations in the Park, from Gull Island to the lighthouse area. A CAROLINA WREN has made frequent appearances at 83 Bayshore Road, and shows signs of staying for the winter. The most recent YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER sighting was on November 2. FOX SPARROWS were found at two different locations this week. Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were on the beach on November 2. PINE SISKINS have appeared at different locations this week. To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid that is available at the Park gate. Visitors to Gull Island not using a boat should be prepared to wade through shin-deep water in which there is often a swift current and a substrate that is somewhat uneven and slippery. It should also be noted that, because duck hunting is given priority on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Gull Island, High Bluff Island, Owen Point, and part of the calf pasture are not available for bird-watching on those days until December 20. Birders are encouraged to record their observations on the bird sightings board provided near the campground office by The Friends of Presqu'ile Park and to fill out a rare bird report for species not listed there. -- -- Fred Helleiner 186 Bayshore Road, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0 VOICE: (613) 475 5309 If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (05 Nov 2009) 55 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 05 Nov 2009 20:11:51 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 17 438 54585 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 2 7 104 Northern Harrier 1 4 150 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 25 3229 Cooper's Hawk 4 12 292 Northern Goshawk 0 1 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 13 365 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 18 154 1642 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 6 Golden Eagle 0 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: 55 656 81042 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Darlene Friedman, Raburn Howland Visitors: Thanks to those few who did come out to the count today. Weather: Slow all day. They said the weather was going to be West-North-West winds. As it turned out it was mostly West or even West-South-West. At times also when it was West or West-South-West down along the ground, the upper wind was North, so lots of difference between the two sometimes. Visibility was good all day long. Cloud cover was around 85% all day with winds around 15-30mph. Raptor Observations: Only 55 raptors were counted. 17 Turkey Vultures, 11 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 18 Red-tailed Hawks made up most of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Looks like more South or Southeast winds for Friday....should be slow again. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Lots o' ducks at Humber Bay East (Etobicoke)... From: Bernie Monette <monette AT iaai.ca> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:57:53 -0500 Greetings! Today's weather was fun but there was some nice sun later on. At Humber Bay East there were the Hooded Mergansers, Common Mergansers, about thirty Buffleheads, and a pair of Red Heads. There were many Gadwalls in the ponds doing their dance. There were also about a dozen Green winged Teal in the West by Mimico creek. The GBH did not make an appearance. Cheers, Bernie http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniemonette Humber Bay East is south of Parklawn Road and Lakeshore Blvd. Exit the Gardiner/QEW at Parklawn and go south. Go right south of Lakeshore Blvd and follow the road. Ducks are in the pond to the east and in the ponds to the south. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (04 Nov 2009) 147 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 05 Nov 2009 18:11:30 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 94 415 43422 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 1 6 155 Northern Harrier 6 21 610 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 31 9551 Cooper's Hawk 8 26 836 Northern Goshawk 0 3 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 23 781 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 25 299 4357 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 7 Golden Eagle 1 3 48 American Kestrel 2 4 1737 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 100 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 1 1 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 147 835 80154 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Olga Klekner Visitors: Olga Klekner came out to help spot for a few hours. Weather: Overcast to mostly cloudy skies with South-southeast to Southeast winds at 2 to 7 mph. Temps. ranged from 5.3 to a high of 8C. Visibility improved from fair to good. Raptor Observations: Started off very, very slow, but picked up slightly into the afternoon. Some early afternoon clearing was just enough for the vultures and Redtails. The westbound flight line was along the north edge of the marsh, and the flight height was generally low. Non-raptor Observations: A slow day for migration all-around. 15 species of waterfowl, including 3 Bufflehead, 1 Hooded Merganser, and a flock of Red-breasted Merganser. Bonaparte's Gull- 10, Am. Crow- 260, Horned Lark- 25, Am. Robin- 15, Am. Pipit- 80, Lapland Longspur- 6+, Purple Finch- 4, Pine Siskin- 1, Am. Goldfinch- 185. Predictions: Mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of a passing rain shower. West to West-northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. High of 9C. Chance of rain around 30%. A flight may develop if the winds maintain a northerly component and do not exceed 15-20 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (02 Nov 2009) 16 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 05 Nov 2009 17:11:21 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 31 43038 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 4 153 Northern Harrier 0 2 591 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 9523 Cooper's Hawk 5 7 817 Northern Goshawk 1 1 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 758 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 8 25 4083 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 45 American Kestrel 0 0 1733 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 99 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 16 73 79392 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: Our three friends from Tennessee returned today; arriving just in time for a Northern Goshawk buzzing the Tower. A total of eight visitors were out to the tower today - with regulars Olga Klekner and Jim McCoy. Weather: Overcast skies and Southeast to Southwest winds dominated the weather throughout the day. An overnight frost gave way to highs of 9C, with a few drops of rain and sun peaking through from time to time. Raptor Observations: It was a very slow day for raptor movement. The highlight was a Northern Goshawk in the first 15 minutes of the count. By noon the migration had dropped off to almost nothing and by 2 pm nothing was flying. Apparently some vultures passed, undetected, well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: 15 or so species of waterfowl, including first-of-fall Bufflehead. Bald Eagle- 2 (resident pair), Peregrine Falcon- 1 (juv. still hanging around), Blue Jay- 25, Am. Crow- 2,400, Am. Robin- 80, Cedar Waxwing- 115, Am. Goldfinch- 415. Predictions: A passing dry front overnight will bring cooler temps. and Northwest winds. Mostly to partly cloudy skies with Northwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. High of 9C. Raptors will be moving on favorable winds behind the front. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ottawa (west), Red-bellied Woodpecker From: Nicholas von Maltzahn <nvmottawa AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:59:04 -0500 This morning ca. 10:30 a male Red-bellied Woodpecker was found at the western end of Greenland Rd, where that ends at the Ottawa River. Nick von Maltzahn Directions: take the Eagleson / March Rd.. exit off the 417, going northwest on March Rd. for about 5 miles, until you reach the exit right onto Dunrobin Rd. (continuing northwest). After 6 miles, take a right going northeast on Vance’s Side Rd. After a mile and a half or so, take the left onto Greenland Rd. (going northwest again), and follow it to the end (over 2 miles), where you reach the Ottawa River. Park there and just to the west, at the base of a little point, there is a heavily worked dead birch in the open woods, within 20 yards or so. This the Red-bellied Woodpecker seemed to favour. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: (no subject) From: Doug/Ann <doug.ann.white AT rogers.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:36:37 -0800 (PST) A lone Brant is on the dock at the Port Glasgow marina, and apparently has been there 3 days. I saw it this morning. It was on the part to the left of the yacht club. Ann White  From 401 go through Rodney, exit 129, to Port Glasgow on Furnival Road,  and continue through New Glasgow until you see the sign on the right for the Marina. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Algonquin Park Birding Update: 5 November 2009 From: Ron Tozer <rtozer AT vianet.ca> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28:09 -0500 Fewer birders this week, so less information to report. There was a single Black Scoter on Lake Travers on the East Side (reached via Barron Canyon Road) on November 3. Two Wild Turkeys along the highway just east of Found Lake (km 20) were seen again this week. An adult Northern Shrike unsuccessfully chased Gray Jays at the Visitor Centre suet feeders on October 30. The male Northern Cardinal at the Visitor Centre feeders was last seen on October 29. Small groups of Snow Buntings are numerous along the highway margin this week. A few Purple Finches, American Goldfinches and Evening Grosbeaks were at the Visitor Centre feeders. The first Pine Grosbeak of this fall was a single bird at Lake Travers on November 3. Boreal Species Info: Spruce Grouse: try Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Wolf Howl Pond area on Mizzy Lake Trail. Gray Jay: seen at the Visitor Centre suet feeders regularly. Boreal Chickadee: Try the Wolf Howl Pond area. Black-backed Woodpecker: Try the Wolf Howl Pond area. As always, we would appreciate receiving your observations for our Visitor Centre records. Good birding. Ron Tozer Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired) Dwight, Ontario Directions: Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). Get your park permit and the park tabloid (with a map of birding locations mentioned here) at the gates. The Visitor Centre at km 43 has recent bird sightings, feeders, and information. The centre is open weekends only until December 20, from 10 am to 4 pm. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Brant goose at Port Glasgow From: Doug/Ann <doug.ann.white AT rogers.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:00:28 -0800 (PST) A lone Brant is on the dock at the Port Glasgow marina, and apparently has been there 3 days. I saw it this morning. It was on the part to the left of the yacht club. Ann White  From 401 go through Rodney, exit 129, to Port Glasgow on Furnival Road,  and continue through New Glasgow until you see the sign on the right for the Marina. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Re Northern Saw-whet Owl - Burlington From: Bruce Wilson <wilsonbrucea AT rogers.com> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:04:27 -0500 At 21:09 11/4/2009, you wrote: A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was in my back yard at about 7:30pm tonight - it surprised me by flying into the kitchen window. It then sat in a nearby tree for about 15 minutes in clear (lighted) view before flying off to the northwest. Frank Harrison Burlington -------------------------------------------- It should be noted that NSWO are migrating through the area at this time and as such birds are unlikely to remain in an area unless they are hunkered down due to poor weather. Reporting sightings as this are interesting and help us understand where NSWO are but with respect to a sighting location it is highly unlikely the birds will remain in an area for any length of time. I would suspect the bird Frank saw has long gone from the area. As an aside, since October 3 we have banded 117 NSWO at our station near the south end of Lake Simcoe. The station is on private land and not open to the public so directions will not be given. Holiday Beach does get good numbers of NSWO as they funnel through the area before crossing the Detroit River. You might contact them for further info about their NSWO program - Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Northern Saw-whet Owl - Burlington From: "Frank Harrison" <fharrison1 AT cogeco.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:09:46 -0500 A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was in my back yard at about 7:30pm tonight - it surprised me by flying into the kitchen window. It then sat in a nearby tree for about 15 minutes in clear (lighted) view before flying off to the northwest. Frank Harrison 4399 Kerry Drive Burlington Kerry Drive is northwest of New Street and Appleby Line in Burlington. Directions: take the Appleby Line exit south from the QEW, turn right at New Street, and right again at Shannon Crescent. Kerry Drive is immediately on the left. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (03 Nov 2009) 615 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 04 Nov 2009 21:11:08 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 290 321 43328 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 1 5 154 Northern Harrier 13 15 604 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 24 9544 Cooper's Hawk 11 18 828 Northern Goshawk 2 3 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 21 21 779 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 249 274 4332 Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 7 Golden Eagle 2 2 47 American Kestrel 2 2 1735 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 100 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 615 688 80007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Dave Stimac, Jim McCoy, Martin Blagdurn, Mike Fitzpatrick, Olga Klekner Visitors: A big group of spotters today, including Mike Fitzpatrick, Martin Blagdurn, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner, Dean Porter, Dave Stimac, and the three ladies from Tennessee (who left by 1030 to drive home); Theresa Lindsey, Phyllis Cober, and Jeanece Seals. Weather: Fair to mostly cloudy skies with Northwest to West winds at 8 to 15 mph becoming increasingly West by midday. Temps. ranged from 6 to a high of 9.5C. Visibility was excellent throughout the day. Raptor Observations: A nice flight by November standards, including hundreds of Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks. Height of flight increasing steadily throughout the day with line of flight shifting from nearly overhead to slightly north over the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of AM rain and snow showers. South-southwest wind at 5 to 10 mph. High of 7C. Chance of precip. around 50%. Given the forecast, I wouldn't expect much to be moving tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (04 Nov 2009) 93 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 04 Nov 2009 20:11:38 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 61 421 54568 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 0 5 102 Northern Harrier 2 3 149 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 14 3218 Cooper's Hawk 1 8 288 Northern Goshawk 0 1 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 11 363 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 17 136 1624 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 6 Golden Eagle 0 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: 93 601 80987 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Rodney Laura Weather: Started at 10am today with light rain in the area before that. After that the wind was mostly Southeast, and around 3-6mph. Visibility was clear all day, and cloud cover around 90% all day. Raptor Observations: With the light South, Southeast, or East-South-East winds the day was mostly slow. At around 2:00pm, I was about to leave when a kettle of Turkey Vultures was seen. 61 total Turkey Vultures were counted, all in the 2-3pm hour. A total of 93 raptors were counted, and one highlight was a dark phase/morph Rough-legged Hawk late in the day. Non-raptor Observations: Not really to much new around. More Tundra Swans seen, and a Red-breasted Merganser. Predictions: It will be good Thursday if the weather does what they say it will. West-North-West winds at around 10-15mph if not more. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: PINE SISKINS among 37 bird species, 21 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov4/09 From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33 AT rogers.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:19:45 -0500 With light N winds, falling BP and light thermals very few hawks felt the urge to move along the lakefront at Cranberry Marsh today/Nov.5. Among non-raptors were 2 PINE SISKINS, 2 FOX SPARROWS, 2 MARSH WRENS, SWAMP SPARROW and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. The 21 migrating raptors-- 7 Turkey Vultures (hout 4), 1 male N.Harriers, 5 Sharp-shinneds, 1 N.GOSHAWK, 5 RED-TAILEDS, and 2 light-morph ROUGH-LEGGEDS. ----SEE TABLE BELOW. > Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. WEDNESDAY, Nov.4/09 Observation time--0900-1300 >>>>>>>>>>>> Official counters- Geoff Carpentier, Doug Lockrey Observers- Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, John Stirrat, Ron Stephenson, Bruce Parker, Alan Woods. Weather: light N wind; BP=102.5 falling; TUV=2; 8C >>>>>>>>>>>> >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. >>> > Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total >> ---------------------------------Nov.4 >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0 Turkey Vulture------------------7----------------18------------------3961 Osprey--------------------------0---------------0-------------------- 136 Bald Eagle-----------------------0---------------0-------------------- 52 Northern Harrier---------------1-----------------5------------------ 98 Sharp-shinned Hawk----------5----------------35-------------------1469 Cooper's Hawk--------------- 0---------------- 10 ------------------980 Northern Goshawk------------ 1----------------7------------------ 21 Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 3 -------------------42 Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------0 ------------------416 Red-tailed Hawk----------------5-------------144-----------------1111 Rough-legged Hawk------------2 ---------------7--------------------12 Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 1 --------------------2 American Kestrel------------- 0 ----------------- 3------------------ 480 Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34 Peregrine Falcon--------------0 ---------------- 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--------------------21---------------243---------------8060 HOURS----------------------4----------------18--------------324.5 > Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Blackpoll Warbler, Whitby From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet AT rogers.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:20:44 -0500 After a quiet day at the Cranberry Hawk Watch, I went off in search of a large shorebird I had seen flying down Lynde Creek and found instead a Blackpoll Warbler with a small flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers at the mouth of Lynde Creek in Whitby. Back to the shorebird - it was seen from the platform at Cranberry flying south along Lynde Creek, but the distance was too great to identify it, except to say it was large, had a long straightish bill and was not boldly pattered. It may have been a godwit but I'm not sure ... hopefully someone can relocate it soon. Directions: 401 to Brock Rd in Whitby then south to Bayly/Victoria and then west across a large marsh (Lynde Creek) and turn into Lynde Creek Conservation Area paring lot. Walk trail to lake which follows west side of Lynde Creek. If you're so inclined check out my new book "Antarctica - First Journey" on my website - thx Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (03 Nov 2009) 438 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 03 Nov 2009 20:11:04 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: NO Brant, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:17:43 -0500 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! _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691816_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: further to "Lesser" Canada Goose post Sunday at Long Point From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:32:16 -0500 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 _________________________________________________________________ Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: GOLDEN EAGLE among 161 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov3/09 From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33 AT rogers.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:25:20 -0500 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. >> 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 2 Brant Geese, Colonal Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:11:58 -0500 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Golden and Bald Eagle, Brant - Ajax From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet AT rogers.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:10:48 -0500 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ottawa: Barrow's Goldeneyes From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio AT sympatico.ca> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:45:45 -0500 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 http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (02 Nov 2009) 77 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 02 Nov 2009 21:11:48 -0400 Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 36 326 22130 Osprey 0 0 137 Bald Eagle 0 2 235 Northern Harrier 4 13 589 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 34 10250 Cooper's Hawk 4 13 305 Northern Goshawk 1 10 40 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 357 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 22166 Red-tailed Hawk 17 321 2684 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 7 Golden Eagle 1 13 63 American Kestrel 1 3 2766 Merlin 0 0 69 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 122 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 77 755 61920 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Beth Wigle, Clive Hodder, Don Wigle, Jan Niewiadomski, Jim Dunn, John Potticary, Kathy, Mary Carnahan, Mike Kirchin Weather: Not a bad day weather wise until rain shut down the count midafternoon. Temp made it to 11C...and winds were light to moderate from the S most of the day. Raptor Observations: Not a big flight today with just 77 birds total...but at least birds were seen every hour. Highlights were a lone Golden Eagle just before noon and a young (juv) Northern Goshawk that made a run at a large flock of birds in the trees to the left of the counters and successfully nailed a bird that it then took to the ground. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Tuesday now looks promising with predicted W and NW winds and at least some sunshine to start the day. It will depend on how quickly the next system pushes into south-western Ontario. Looking out further...Thursday is looking really interesting with again strong NW winds and a mix of sun and cloud. Of course this can change very quickly. Remember to bundle up with extra layers when the winds are from the NW. ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (02 Nov 2009) 70 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 02 Nov 2009 17:11:07 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 60 60 54207 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 1 1 98 Northern Harrier 0 0 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 3 3207 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 282 Northern Goshawk 1 1 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 352 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 1491 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 63 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: 70 70 80456 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Rodney Laura Weather: 0-3mph was the wind speed, and when we did have wind it was mostly Southeast. Visibility was very clear, and cloud cover was just about 100% all day. It did rain about four times for a very short time each time. Raptor Observations: 60 Turkey Vultures made up most of the the flight today. It was a very slow flight, but a Northern Goshawk was nice to see. Non-raptor Observations: 7 Bufflehead flew around and were nice to see. Predictions: They say for Tuesday that it will be West-North-West wind around 12mph. If it does that, or it has any kind of North wind then it should be good. Just a note to and for those who want to come out to the count. With the time change I start at around 8:30am now...since just a few days ago it would have been 9:30am. So start time is between about 8:30-9:00am. Then depending on flight and weather end time is now around and between 2:00-4:00pm ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 21 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov2/09, plus TUNDRA SWAN, NIGHTHAWK From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33 AT rogers.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:06:37 -0500 With a very light SE wind and steady BP we did not expect many migrating raptors, in spite of good thermals. We had great views of 3 N.GOSHAWKS, along with 18 other migrants-- SEE TABLE BELOW Excellent non-raptors included--1 fly-past of a TUNDRA SWAN, several RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 2 FOX SPARROWS, AM.WIGEON, N.PINTAIL, PIED-BILLED GREBE. The gorgeous weather brought us a MONARCH BUTTERFLY and an EASTERN COMMA. Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. MONDAY, Nov.2/09 Observation time--0900-1300 >>>>>>>>>> Official counter- Jim McKnight Observers- Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, Doug Lockrey, Ron Pittaway, Dan Russell, Charlie Adey, John Stirrat, Paul McGee, Anne Brokelman > Weather: light SE wind; BP=102.5 steady; TUV=2; 15C >>>>>>>>>> >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. > Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total ---------------------------------Nov.2 >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0 Turkey Vulture------------------0----------------1------------------3944 Osprey--------------------------0---------------0------------------- 136 Bald Eagle-----------------------0-------------0-------------------- 52 Northern Harrier---------------0-----------------0------------------ 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk----------2----------------9-------------------1443 Cooper's Hawk--------------- 2---------------- 5 ------------------975 Northern Goshawk------------ 3----------------4------------------ 100 Red-shouldered Hawk---------1 --------------- 1 -------------------40 Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------0 ------------------416 Red-tailed Hawk----------------8--------------29------------------996 Rough-legged Hawk------------1 ---------------2--------------------7 Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 0 --------------------1 American Kestrel------------- 0 ----------------- 2------------------ 479 Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34 Peregrine Falcon--------------0 ---------------- 3------------------ 44 Unidentified Accipiter--------- 0 ---------------- 0 ------------------11 Unidentified Buteo------------ 4 ----------------- 4------------------ 29 Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 ----------------- 0 -------------------2 Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0------------------ 1 Unidentified Raptor ----------- 0----------------1----------------- 35 >> TOTAL----------------------21-------------61---------------- 7878 HOURS----------------------4----------------9--------------315.5 Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Carolina Wren From: "bill gilmour" <bill.gilmour AT sympatico.ca> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:15:41 -0500 Greetings Ontbirders I've had a Carolina Wren coming to the yard ( 83 Bayshore Rd) Presqu'ile Park. Early morning or dusk seem to be the best times to view. Also had a Northern Shrike in the yard today. Bill Directions: follow 401 to hiway 30, south on 30 look for park signs to park. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: possible Worm-eating Warbler, Old Cut Field Station, Long Point - Nov. 1 AND Lesser Canada Goose QUESTION! From: Andrew Keaveney <uofgtwitcher AT msn.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:18:01 -0500 Hey Ontbirders. Myself and a few friends went to Long Point yesterday after a night of Halloween wildness in Guelph. Only 5 of us attended from the Guelph Wildlife Club. Dominic Cormier (Guelph student from Nova Scotia) observed a Worm-eating Warbler along the intial path (left side walking away from parking lot) at the Old Cut field station around noon. Although I was only about 10 m. away I did NOT observe the bird, nor did the other birders with us. I did a fairly thorough search and turned up nothing. I cannot vouch for the sighting other than that Dom does know his birds fairly well. It would be nice if it was caught in the nets! Also a group of chickadees were hounding a small owl in the old cut woodlot, but good luck finding that bird! Other birds: Eastern Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers, 1 poss. Nashville. (all at oldcut) and a "Lesser" Canada Goose seen from the 2nd viewing tower along the dyke at Big Creek Marsh. This subspecies belongs to the Canada Goose correct??? It's bill was not short/stout enough for a Cackler and although considerably smaller than the several "Common" Canada Geese nearby, it was still noticeably larger than the mallards and black ducks swimming in conjunction with it. I can't honestly say I've identified this form in Ontario before though I'm sure it is common enough???? Love to hear some feedback on that through private emails! Cheers, Andrew Keaveney Directions: Big Creek Marsh is off the Long Point Causeway. Long Point (Old Cut Field Station) is on Old Cut Dr. off the main rd. to Long Point P.P. _________________________________________________________________ CDN College or University student? Get Windows 7 for only $39.99 before Jan 3! Buy it now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691636_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Toronto - High Park Hawk Watch - Oct 26 - Nov 1 From: High Park Raptor Watch <hprw2006-hawks AT yahoo.ca> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:32:58 -0800 (PST) Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 26 - November 1, 2009 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C.Harte, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, N. McHugh, N. Murr, D. Peuramaki, H. Shapiro, D.Woods GTRW Webmasters: A. Hampton & D.Woods This week we only observed raptors on Nov. 1/09. The main migrants expected in November will be buteos, primarily Red-tailed Hawks. Our totals for the past week and the year so far are: Species                       Oct12-Oct18           Year to Date Turkey Vulture......................2..............................2798 Osprey.................................-...................................26 Bald Eagle............................-...................................52 Northern Harrier....................1...................................42 Sharp-Shinned Hawk............4...............................1086 Cooper's Hawk.....................6..................................59 Northern Goshawk................-....................................1 Red-shouldered Hawk...........2..................................34 Broad-winged Hawk..............-...............................1907 Red-tailed Hawk.................51................................552 Rough-legged Hawk..............-....................................- Golden Eagle........................-....................................7 American Kestrel..................-................................209 Merlin...................................1.................................28 Peregrine Falcon...................-.................................27 Unidentified..........................3.................................65 Total...................................70.............................6896 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.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-hawks AT yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Late Report, Cedar Waxwings, Collingwood From: "Eleanor Kee Wellman" <keewellman AT sympatico.ca> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:20:32 -0500 A late report for people who just want to keep track. Five Cedar Waxwings feeding on an ornamental crab apple on Herrington Court in Collingwood. The berries have been stripped at this point but they could have moved to find other trees! Eleanor Kee Wellman "All Things Wild & Wonderful" Box 823, Bala, ON, Canada P0C1A0 keewellman AT sympatico.ca www.eleanorkeewellman.com http://keewellman.wordpress.com 2010 CALENDARS AVAILABLE AT ALGONQUIN PARK VISITORS CENTRE AND THROUGH ME _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Grand Bend area OFO Field Trip From: Maris Apse <apsemaris AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:34:24 -0500 About 35 OFO members enjoyed a cool but dry day of birding the 'West Coast of Ontario'. During the first hour at the beach we saw many waterfowl, including all 3 Scoter species, both Common and Red-breasted Merganser flocks mostly flying downlake, ~40 Common Loon in various groupings of 3 to 20 mostly overhead angling inland. A few Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Scaup kept us busy. We walked around the first 3 lagoons seeing many more waterfowl including a male Wood Duck and 5 American Coot plus 3 White-rumped Sandpiper, ~20 Dunlin and a Greater Yellowlegs. An Eastern Phoebe, Song, American Tree, White-crowned, Fox and Vesper Sparrow were also seen. At Pinery P.P. we had lunch at the Visitor's Centre whilst birding(everyone saw several Tufted Titmouse). Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied Woodpecker plus Field, Fox and White-throated Sparrow and a female Purple Finch added interest. Along the river we saw several Am. Robin and Cedar Waxwing and an adult Bald Eagle before driving to Burley bridge, where ~40/50 Hooded Mergansers and 3 Pied-billed Grebe were seen along with a Red-tailed Hawk. At Kettle Point the American Avocet was seen by all and 4 Red-necked Grebe played hide and seek in the bay and we saw 7 Mute Swan and a great Black-backed Gull southwest of the point. Our last stop was at Cedar Cove marina where we watched ~10 Double-crested Cormorant, ~15 Horned Grebe, both Tundra and Mute Swan and a Great Blue Heron. A flock of ~100 Tundra Swan turned inland as they flew over us. A fitting end to a nice day and as most of the cars were heading up the hill a few of us heard and then saw a flock of 9 Sandhill Crane fly right over us and down the lake(one carload had seen 2 of these earlier in a field and as we returned north we stopped to have a closer view). During this day we had seen 23 Ducks, Geese and Swans, 3 Grebes, 4 Raptors, 3 Woodpeckers and 8 Sparrows for a total # of species of 77 tallied by the group to-day.(I'm including a Northern Shrike at Army Camp Road seen by Donald Pye on his way back towards the Pinery - e-mail advice). Thanks to all the participants and especially my 'helpers' who found so many good birds to-day - it's such a pleasure to 'lead' a group that is so willing to share and help each other with finding and identifying the birds we see. Cheers! Maris Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 8415 _________________________________________________________________ Ready for a deal-of-a-lifetime? See fantastic offers on Windows 7, in one convenient place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691634_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (01 Nov 2009) 678 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 02 Nov 2009 01:11:17 -0400 Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 290 290 22094 Osprey 0 0 137 Bald Eagle 2 2 235 Northern Harrier 9 9 585 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 21 10237 Cooper's Hawk 9 9 301 Northern Goshawk 9 9 39 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 17 357 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 22166 Red-tailed Hawk 304 304 2667 Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 7 Golden Eagle 12 12 62 American Kestrel 2 2 2765 Merlin 0 0 69 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 122 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 678 678 61843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Beth Wigle, Clive Hodder, Dave Brown, Dave Verkley, Dave Weare, Don Wigle, Eric Single, Ernie Gribble, Jason McGuire, Jim Longhurst, John Potticary, Kathy, Keith Sealy, Mac McAlpine, Mark Cunningham, Mary Carnahan, Shay Redmond, Su Ross-Redmond, Wayne Parnall Visitors: Lots of folks out today...including Barbara Henderson and Peter Yoerg (Buffalo NY), Beth and Don Wigle (Ottawa), Vince Giuliani (Waterloo), Tim McFarlane, Dave Weare, Clive Hodder and many of the usual crew. Weather: The day started with a bit of clear skies that were soon replaced by heavy low cloud threatening rain. However, the rain held off and eventually the cloud cover broke and the day brightenend. The wind was light and variable from nearly every direction (though never north!!). Temp was actually quite warm once the sun peeked through hitting a high of 12C. Raptor Observations: Very slow for the first three hours then picking up just before noon. As the afternoon wore on the flight improved quite nicely and we ended the day with a total of xxz birds. Highlights today were another 12 Golden Eagles...three of which were the last birds of the day...definitely a nice way to finish. Also had Roughlegs (1 DM and 2 LM) and more Goshawks (9) including a couple of adults. A decent flight of Redtails (304) and more Red-shoulders (17). Non-raptor Observations: Highlights for today included Several flocks of Tundra Swans (60+), Pine Siskins, Am. Pipits, Rusty Blackbirds, Red-throated Loon (1) and several Common Loons, Brown Creeper, E. Bluebird, Purple Finch, W-t Sparrow, A. Tree Sparrow, RC Kinglet, DE Juncos, Yellow-rumps, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwings, N. Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker...along with more flocks of mixed Blackbirds, Am. Goldefinch and Am. Robin. Predictions: Monday looks like a nice mix of sun and cloud and E winds to start then swinging back to SW (it's been over 2 weeks now since we've had any kind of N component winds!!)...Tuesday is calling for moderate to strong W winds and again sun and cloud so it may be the more productive day. ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (01 Nov 2009) 57 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 01 Nov 2009 21:11:49 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 31 31 43038 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 4 4 153 Northern Harrier 2 2 591 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 9521 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 812 Northern Goshawk 0 0 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 758 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 17 17 4075 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 45 American Kestrel 0 0 1733 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 99 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 57 57 79376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Cramer, Jeanice Seals, Karen Padbury, Phyllis Coble, Teresa Lindsey Visitors: Our friends from Tennesse are visiting -- Theresa Lindsey, Phyllis Cober and Jeanece Seals will be spending the next few days on the tower. We had multiple visitors and thanks to all for helping to find those scarce raptors today. Weather: The morning was cool and cloudy. Winds were variable thru the day, but very light. Temps from 7.9 C to 9.2 C, cloud cover began to break up about noon, and by afternoon we had mainly sunny skies. Raptor Observations: Very slow raptor day--less than 30 raptors for the day, excluding Turkey Vultures. Many birds were very high by noon Non-raptor Observations: Today was American Crow day. We had one huge movement during the 11 o'clock hour that was conservatively 10,500 crows. Additionally there were another 1000 that migrated the remainder of the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff (akahawklady1 AT aol.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 1st cycle LITTLE GULL, Sandbanks PP. Quinte From: SLIMBIRD Gerard <gphillips AT istar.ca> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:56:51 -0500 The Little Gull was seen around 8am this morning on the water from the Loyalist Parkway (Hwy 33) west of the Cairns Winery and Vineyard in the NW section of the lagoon. There were also ~30 Bonaparte's gulls in that area. Also present in the same general corner: 3 tundra swans. ~400 greater Scaup with a few redhead, ring-necked ducks and a pair of canvasbacks mixed in. Good birding, Gerard Phillips. Merrickville _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Iroquois Shoreline Nov. 1st / 09 From: "Mike Williamson" <mdw49 AT sympatico.ca> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:08:25 -0500 ISRW Heberdown C.A. North, Whitby,Ont.,Canada Nov. 1st /2009 Totals Day Season Turkey Vulture 0 1458 Osprey 0 33 Bald Eagle 0 39 N.Harrier 4 43 Sharp-Shinned 5 530 Coopers 0 42 N.Goshawk 0 3 Red-Shoulder 19 42 Broad-Winged 0 1648 Red-Tailed 134 285 Rough-Legged 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 11 A.Kestrel 3 76 Merlin 0 16 Peregrine 0 7 UA 0 3 UB 0 8 UR 0 21 Total 167 4267 " Hrs. 3.5 121.5 Observers; Mike Williamson , Martin Bence , Alfred Adamo. Non Raptors 5 Common Loon 1 Fox Sparrow 6 A. Pipits & 1 probable Jaeger either Parasitic or Pomarine . This bird was spotted by Alfred & I got a fleeting look through my scope , Martin was also on this bird with bino's ! Report submitted by Mike Williamson coordinator for ISRW Info. on Iroquois can be found at thegreatertorontohawkwatch.com site . _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: 40 migrating RAPTORs at CRANBERRY in SW Whitby, ON--Nov.1/09 From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33 AT rogers.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:54:13 -0500 Alas, we had "reasonable" weather at the Cranberry platform, albeit no thermals. Light westerly wind brought 50 or more people to enjoy the hawks and the non-raptors, such as 3 FOX SPARROWS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, PURPLE FINCH, etc. We had wonderful views of a light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, adult PEREGRINE FALCON and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK. 40 migrating raptors for Nov.1--1 Turkey Vulture, 7 Sharp-shinned, 3 Cooper's, 1 N.Goshawk, 21 Red-taileds, 1 Rough-legged, 2 Am.Kestrel, 3 Peregrines, 1 Unidentified raptor----SEE TABLE BELOW >>> Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. SUNDAY, Nov.1/09 Observation time--0900-1400 >>>>>>>>> Official counter- Rayfield Pye Observers- Dan Kaczynski, Jerry Ball, Greg Stuart, Karl Jennewein, Alex Dobson, Joyce Collier-Brown, Doug Lockrey, Don Lloyd, Jim McKnight, Dave Shilman, Ron Stephenson and many others. Weather: light W wind; BP=102 rising; TUV=0; 12C >>>>>>>>> >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. Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total ---------------------------------Nov.1 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0 Turkey Vulture------------------1-------------1--------------------- 3944 Osprey--------------------------0---------------0------------------- 136 Bald Eagle-----------------------0-------------0-------------------- 52 Northern Harrier---------------0-----------------0------------------ 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk----------7----------------7----------------1441 Cooper's Hawk--------------- 3---------------- 3 ------------------95 Northern Goshawk------------ 1----------------1------------------ 15 Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 0 -------------------39 Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------0 ------------------416 Red-tailed Hawk----------------21--------------21------------------988 Rough-legged Hawk-------------1 ---------------1--------------------6 Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 0 --------------------1 American Kestrel------------- 2 ----------------- 2------------------ 479 Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34 Peregrine Falcon--------------3 ---------------- 3------------------ 44 Unidentified Accipiter--------- 0 ---------------- 0 ------------------11 Unidentified Buteo------------ 0 ----------------- 0------------------ 25 Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 ----------------- 0 -------------------2 Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0------------------ 1 Unidentified Raptor ----------- 1----------------1----------------- 35 > TOTAL----------------------40-------------40---------------- 7857 HOURS----------------------5----------------5--------------311.5 Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Ottawa: Golden Eagles , Brant and migrants From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio AT sympatico.ca> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:07:18 -0500 Hello Ontbirders There was a good movement of birds along the Ottawa River this morning as earlier mentioned by Jeff Skevington. We birded from Shirley's Bay to Britannia. Off Andrew Haydon Park we observed 9 Cackling Geese, 56 Brant and 75+ (mainly males) Long-tailed Duck. All 3 scoters were noted along with Red-necked and Horned Grebe. We had a small movement of raptors including 2 Golden Eagle (1ad. and 1 immature), 14 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 imm. Northern Goshawk, 1 Cooper's Hawk and an immature Peregrine Falcon at the Moodie Drive Ponds. Later in the afternoon I observed 200+ Brant flying south over Britannia. Good birding, Bruce Directions: AHP/DBP: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Greenbank Road exit. Turn north and follow to Carling Ave. Turn left and follow past Andrew Haydon Park (Holly Acres Road) and watch for Dick Bell Park on your right. Directions: Moodie Drive pons: From Ottawa take Hwy 417 west to Hwy 416. South on the 416 to exit 66 (Fallowfield Rd.) Right (west) on Fallowfield to Moodie Dr. Left (south) on Moodie, go past Trail Rd. on your left and Cambrian Rd. on your right until you come to a very large sand & gravel operation on the left (east) side of the road. ***PLEASE NOTE*** - do NOT cross the gate to the sand & gravel operation. This is private property, and most of the birds can be well-viewed from the road.The landfill site is located on Trail Road. There is no access but the gulls can be viewed from Trail Road just south of the main entrance. Directions: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Drive exit and turn north (right) on Moodie Drive and continue to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling Ave. and follow Carling to Rifle Road. Turn right (north) on Rifle Rd. Park at the lot at the end (boat launch). Walk back to the road, and continue through the gate on the Department of National Defense property. There is a trail on your right (clearly marked with vehicle "No Entry" signs) which heads into the woods, and, eventually to the dyke. There is lots of POISON IVY along the dyke. **** PLEASE NOTE**** YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and request permission to visit the dyke area for birding. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (31 Oct 2009) 17 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 01 Nov 2009 18:11:06 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 13 53401 54147 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 0 49 97 Northern Harrier 0 71 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1632 3204 Cooper's Hawk 0 193 280 Northern Goshawk 0 16 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 351 352 Broad-winged Hawk 0 82 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1372 1488 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 63 63 American Kestrel 1 133 438 Merlin 1 17 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 12 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 3 4 Total: 17 57421 80386 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Don Sherwood Visitors: Only around 3 people came by. Weather: Visibility was very clear most of the time, with one short rain. It was around 75% cloudy all of the time if not 100%. Wind was about 10-30mph all day, with most being around 15mph. Raptor Observations: Very fast wind from the Southwest most likely pushed the birds North, or else they did not move at all. Only 17 total were counted, and of that 13 were Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Bohemian Waxwings at Constance Creek (Ottawa West) From: Jay Peterson <pulchritudinousparula AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:43:48 -0500 Hello Ontbirders, On a beautifully sunny day in the Capital region, Tom Hanrahan and I decided to try our luck. We had 7 Bohemian Waxwings at Constance Creek. They were very active in the trees along the waterway. Having not seen a posting for this species yet this fall I thought I would mention it. Though there was one on the Ottawa fall bird count two weeks ago. Not a whole lot of activity otherwise. Two Long-Tailed Ducks are close to the shore in Andrew Haydon Park. No sign of the Brant today. There were Red-Breasted Mergansers, C Goldeneye, Lesser Scaup, White-Winged and one Black Scoter. Tom found us two Horned Grebes to the east of the boat launch at Shirley's Bay. We had fifteen American Pipits south of town and Tree Sparrows are becoming more abundant now. Good birding, Jay Peterson Ottawa Directions to Constance Creek : From Ottawa, take Highway 417 west to the Eagleson/March Road exit (#138). Turn right onto March Road and continue through Kanata and the village of South March. When you come to the Dunrobin Road, turn right at the lights and proceed to the village of Dunrobin, where the Thomas A. Dolan Parkway intersects with Dunrobin Road. Turning RIGHT on the Thomas A. Dolan Parkway leads to the huge Constance Creek wetland complex. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Golden Eagle - Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton From: Kevin Kerr <kkerr AT uoguelph.ca> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:36:20 -0500 Hello Ontbirders, Evan Timusk and I birded the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton early this afternoon. The highlight of the outing was an immature GOLDEN EAGLE that was spotted soaring over the trail to Bull’s Point traveling southwest. The other notable raptor sighting was an adult male MERLIN, which put on a show by picking off a Cedar Waxwing in front of the Nature Interpretive Centre. Other sightings included the area’s more usual fare of Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and Purple Finch. Cootes Paradise was filled with Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler. Good birding, Kevin Kerr Guelph, ON Directions (provided by the RBG website): >From Toronto and East Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West (Hamilton). Exit at Highway 6 North. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are now dated: travel 800 metres north along Hwy 6 to York Road. Exit York Road, turn right and then turn left onto the new Plains Road and come south along Plains Road crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass building. Turn right into the parking lot. >From Kitchener-Waterloo and West including Detroit (U.S.A.) Highway 401 East to Highway 6 South. Follow Highway 6 South for about 25 km. NOTE: road construction has redirected traffic and signs are now dated: exit onto York Road, make a left and then a right on the new Plains Road and drive south crossing over the 403. Turn left at the lights to continue on Plains Road West for about 1 km, passing the glass building. Turn right into the parking lot. -- Kevin C.R. Kerr Ph.D. Candidate Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph Guelph, ON, Canada Tel:(519)824-4120 x56212 E-mail: kkerr AT uoguelph.ca http://www.uoguelph.ca/~kkerr/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Aechmorphorus grebe -Haviland Bay, Algoma From: Kirk Zufelt <zufelt_k AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:24:44 -0500 Birders I had a good look at a Western type Grebe at about 1130 today (Nov. 1/09) off the small park on Haviland Bay about 35km N of Sault Ste. Marie on Hwy. 17. This bay is the first place you hit Lake Superior after leaving the Sault. You can scope from the small park as well as a couple spots further to the west along the road that skirts the south side of the bay. For some reason this bay always holds a lot of waterfowl up until freeze up. Most of the bays to the north of this are suprisingly empty. The Aechomorphorus grebe was not close enough to determine sp. for absolute certain but the bill seemed fairly dull yellowish-olive and there appeared to be black below the eye so it it was consistent with a Western. There were Red-necked Grebes and Horned Grebes nearby which made for a nice comparison. They had a Western Grebe across the bay at Whitefish Point, Michigan yesterday, maybe the same bird? Kirk Zufelt _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: American Avocets - Oshawa Second Marsh - Sun Nov 1 From: Frank Pinilla <fpinilla15 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:29:06 -0400 A family outing to Oshawa's Second Marsh yielded the 8 American Avocets, 4 sitting/sleeping to the west of the viewing platform (between the leftmost log "island" and the cattails) - look to the right from the platform. The other 4 were actively feeding further to the right/north, 3 in a group and another singly, also here was a lone Greater Yellowlegs. Very good assortment of ducks here too but nothing out of the ordinary (incl. Hooded Mers, Northern Pintail, N Shoveler & American Wigeon, etc.) Along with 30+ Great Blue Heron and 30+ Double-crested Cormorant. At Ajax Rotary Park at the mouth of Duffin's Creek we missed the Hudsonian Godwit but it had been seen about 30 minutes earlier (there is a lot of good habitat down there and the bird could easily be out of sight behind cattails). There was a nice Merlin sitting in a bare tree near the children's playground and a Killdeer down on the mudflats near all the Green-winged Teal, Gadwall and others. Good birding, Frank Pinilla Richmond Hill, ON DIRECTIONS: Oshawa Second Marsh - exit Hwy 401 at Harmony Rd/Bloor St, head south along Farewell Drive and turn left/east at Colonel Sam Drive, go to the GM building and park down in the southwest corner, walking down the path to the viewing platform. Duffin's Creek/Ajax Rotary Park - exit Hwy 401 in Ajax at Westney Rd, go south to Lake Driveway and turn right follow until you see sign to entrance of Ajax Rotary Park, park in the lot overlooking the marsh for a good spot to scan. To see to the north better, walk down to the lakeshore and head along the trail to the bridge over the Creek. The bird could easily fly up to Corner Marsh which is only 500m north of here. -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Golden Eagle, Brant - Constance Bay near Ottawa From: Jeff Skevington <jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:22:28 -0800 (PST) There appears to be a good migration going on along the Ottawa River today. We are stuck in the yard doing yard work, but nonetheless managed to see a flock of 400 Brant and a subadult Golden Eagle go over. There was an albino Brant in the flock with the others. Constance Bay is west of Ottawa. Take the March Road exit from Hwy 417 in Kanata. Turn off onto Dunrobin Road. Take this to Constance Bay Drive. Follow this to the river and start birding. Good birding, Jeff Jeff Skevington e-mail: jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Hudsonian Godwit, Ajax From: Lev Frid <lev.frid AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:02:00 -0500 Hello Birders, After several hours of searching for the Godwit yesterday and coming up unsuccessful, at 7:00 AM this morning the Godwit was openly feeding in the mud flats in Duffin's Creek. I also spent about a half hour looking for the six Brant near the Water Treatment Plant at the end of Lake Driveway, but they were nowhere to be found. I saw them behind the treatment plant yesterday at about 4:15 PM, but they seem to appear and re-appear because at 1:30 PM yesterday they were not present. Directions: (Courtesy Geoff Carpentier) 401 to Westney Rd., exit south and follow until you reach Lake Driveway, then turn right and follow it to Rotary Park. The mudflats are to the west and the trail follows the shore. The bird was visible from the western end of the bridge over Duffin's Creek on the north side. Good Birding! Lev Frid Maple, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Fwd: SARNIA to GRAND BEND BIRDING. SATURDAY. From: Alf Rider <arider AT xcelco.on.ca> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:43:59 -0500 >Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:32:30 -0400 >To: Ont Birds >From: Alf Rider >Subject: SARNIA to GRAND BEND BIRDING. > > >Hello Everyone. > Starting at 8.00am. at the Point Edward > Lighthouse, a group of us located the PEREGRINES, one sitting on a > blue light fitting on the Blue Water Bridge. >A single RED-THROATED LOON, still in breeding plumage flew overhead >and out of the lake on a SE direction. > >Below in the Lake, we were able to find a small group of BLACK >SCOTERS and a couple of LONG-TAILED DUCKS were a long way out. >HERRING, RING-BILLED, and BONAPARTE'S GULLS were flying around. We >drove around the lake in Canatara Park but missed the BRANT GOOSE. >There were two slightly smaller geese among the CANADAS which were >possibly 'Richardson's' Geese. >Also on Lake Chipican, were about fifty REDHEADS. This flock will >spend much of the Fall building up to about 10,000 birds and be >matched in numbers by CANVASBACKS out in Lake Huron before they move >out, many to Lake St. Clair and Rondeau Park first before leaving >for less icy waters. > >At Kettle Point we found an AMERICAN AVOCET, 34 DUNLIN and a Gt. >YELLOWLEGS. It was later reported that another three Avocets were >later seen there. >After a good Lunch at CJ's Cafe in Thedford we proceeded to the >Grand Bend sewage Lagoons down Mollard Line. (On Sundays the cafe >closes at 11am.) > >There was heavy movement of SCAUP Sp. from the north down the Lake >all day, involving a few thousand birds. >At GBSL. we found that the N. SHOVELLERS had moved out, leaving >MALLARD, Am. WIGEON, GADWALL --which gave us very good views of the >wing patch both on the water and in flight. >More REDHEADS but the male CANVASBACK was not there but a female >remained. About 45 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were flying around but the >BLUE-WINGED TEALS moved out early in October. >Lots of BUFFLEHEADS and RUDDY DUCKS were reluctant to fly. About 70 >SCAUP including about ten LESSER'S were accompanied by 2 male and a >female RINGNECK. > >A single female-plumaged COMMON GOLDENEYE also flew around. She has >been there for three days. > >The only hawk that was there was an Adult REDTAIL. The 'Merlin >post' was empty. > >Quite a bird-filled day, especially for those welcome 'New' Birders. > >Good Birding. > >Alf. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: RE: Christmas bird counts From: mark gawn <gawnbirding AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 01:20:52 +0000 Thanks Jeff - a good initiative. There was an Indigo Bunting on my feeder today; I wonder if it will stick around. Cheers Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada > Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:50:05 -0700 > From: jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca > To: ontbirds AT hwcn.org > Subject: [Ontbirds] Christmas bird counts > > Thanks very much to everyone who sent in details of their Christmas Bird Counts. The data that we have received so far are posted on the OFO web site at . Doug will be updating the site every Friday so if you see any errors or gaps that you can fill, please let me know by Thursday. > > Jeff Skevington > alternative email: jhskevington AT gmail.com > > > __________________________________________________________________ > The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org > For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ > _________________________________________________________________ Lots of fantastic Windows 7 offers, in one convenient place. Get the perfect deal for you now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691633_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Brant Geese in Ajax... From: Bernie Monette <monette AT iaai.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:53:55 -0400 Greetings! We decided to try our luck and see the Brant geese. They were right by the water treatment plant. Five in total: four stayed together and a lone male, with a limp, would get chased off when he got too close. They were more concerned with dogs than with people. When the sun came out they were even more good looking! The water treatment plant is at the end of Lake Driveway in Ajax. Exit the 401 at Westney Road and go south. Turn right at Lake Driveway and follow it to the end. There is some parking there. We took a quick turn to Rotary Park and saw a family of Trumpeter Swans and lots of Ring-billed Gulls. Cheers, Bernie http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniemonette _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Christmas bird counts From: Jeff Skevington <jeff_skevington AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:50:05 -0700 (PDT) Thanks very much to everyone who sent in details of their Christmas Bird Counts. The data that we have received so far are posted on the OFO web site at . Doug will be updating the site every Friday so if you see any errors or gaps that you can fill, please let me know by Thursday. Jeff Skevington alternative email: jhskevington AT gmail.com __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Avocets- Oshawa Second Marsh From: "Rayfield Pye" <raypye AT interlinks.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:43:41 -0400 American Avocet- 8 They were feeding at the north end of Oshawa Second Marsh at 5 PM on October 31. A spotting scope is required. Directions: Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Road (exit # 419). Go south on Farwell St. to Colonel Sam Drive. Go east on Colonel Sam Drive to the GM Canada Headquarters. Park in the lot on the west side of the building and walk west to the marsh. Rayfield Pye _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (29 Oct 2009) 496 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 31 Oct 2009 19:10:30 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 269 41731 42986 Osprey 0 22 94 Bald Eagle 1 56 148 Northern Harrier 7 253 588 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 4357 9519 Cooper's Hawk 10 623 807 Northern Goshawk 2 17 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 753 758 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 163 3834 4056 Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 5 Golden Eagle 5 44 45 American Kestrel 3 713 1733 Merlin 0 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 65 99 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 496 52656 79290 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Olga Klekner Visitors: Claude Radley and Todd Pepper stopped by to show (insert name),of Toronto, around Holiday Beach. Olga Klekner was out for the afternoon to help spot and enjoy the close Goldens. Weather: Thick fog blanketed the area up through late AM when the fog slowly began to burn off. Otherwise, mostly to partly cloudy skies with East-northeast to East-southeast winds at 1 to 7 mph. Temps. ranged from 13.2 to about 15.5 C. Visibility greatly reduced by fog early on, but improved considerably by mid-PM; very poor to fair. Raptor Observations: A surprising lift off and passage of Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks between 1100 and 1120 EST as the sun burned through the fog and the winds picked up out of the East-northeast. Flight died down again with returning cloud cover, but this period of inactivity was short lived. Five immature Golden Eagles, two boldly-marked juvenile Northern Goshawks, and a light morph Rough-legged Hawk were the highlights. Non-raptor Observations: 14 species of waterfowl, Double-crested Cormorant- 13 (flyovers), Great Blue Heron- 20+, Great Egret- 6+, Black-crowned Night-Heron- 2 juv. COMMON NIGHTHAWK- 1 (flying out in front of Tower to the E for 2-3 mins. at 1300 EST), Horned Lark- 310, N. Rough-winged Swallow- 1 (foraging around Tower all day; late), Blue Jay- 65, Am. Crow- 3,345, Eastern Bluebird- 7, Am. Pipit- 205, Cedar Waxwing- 105, Am. Tree Sparrow- 1 (FOF), Lapland Longspur- 10, Purple Finch- 12, House Finch- 2, Am. Goldfinch- 375. Other: Monarch- 4-5. Predictions: Overcast skies with rain showers possible. South to southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. High of 14C. Chance of rain around 70%. Looks like it will be a slow day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (31 Oct 2009) 29 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 31 Oct 2009 16:10:01 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 21 41483 42738 Osprey 0 22 94 Bald Eagle 1 56 148 Northern Harrier 1 247 582 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 4338 9500 Cooper's Hawk 2 615 799 Northern Goshawk 0 15 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 739 744 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 2 3673 3895 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 39 40 American Kestrel 0 710 1730 Merlin 0 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 65 99 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 29 52189 78823 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Bob Pettit Visitors: None Weather: Sun peeked through for about half an hour, but other than that a cloudy day, winds out of the WSW at 22 - 38 km/hr, steady temperature in the 11 degree range. Raptor Observations: Much better than expected given the weather forecast with 7 species and 29 birds. Non-raptor Observations: Almost no other migration except 2 Mourning Doves, 3 Robins and a flock of 9 Cedar Waxwings. Predictions: A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late in the day. High 9C. Winds W at 8 - 15 km/hr. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper (tandjpepper AT cogeco.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, October 31st, 2009 From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29 AT cogeco.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:55:17 -0400 On Saturday October 31st, 2009, this is the HNC Birding Report: Brant Tundra Swan Green-winged Teal Greater Scaup Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Red-breasted Merganser Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Great Egret Osprey Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Dunlin Bonaparte's Gull Sabine's Gull Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Snow Bunting Rusty Blackbird Purple Finch Migration moves along and winter residents are beginning to filter into the HSA this week. A highlight this week was on east winds at VanWagners beach on Monday. A late Sabine's Gull made a 10 minute appearance across the horizon. Both Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers were seen, Bonaparte's Gull, a flock of unknown Terns, probably Common, both Red-throated and Common Loons and two Short-eared Owls. Ducks are moving into the area with numbers of all three scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers and Greater Scaup being seen in growing numbers through the week. Horned Grebes were seen from Fifty Point. Shorebirds are still in the news with Dunlin, Baird's and White-rumped Sandpiper and Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs are still being seen on the extensive mud out in Dundas Marsh. Dunlin were present at Princess Point and a Baird's Sandpiper was also seen last Saturday at the Valley Inn. Woodland Cemetery was a good place to do a watch last Sunday. Tundra Swan, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Eastern Bluebird (87!), Yellow-rumped Warbler, Snow-bunting and Purple Finch (76!) were all seen in a two hour period. Thousands of blackbirds Red-winged and Rusty also flew over. A late Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was a highlight. Snow buntings were also seen at 50 Point Conservation Area last weekend. A Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen in the park. Another one was seen and photographed near the lift Bridge in the week. At Shoreacres in Burlington, a Red-bellied Woodpecker made an appearance in addition to a number of Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Nashville and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Lots to report in the odds and sods this week. A Sandhill Crane flew over Waterdown last weekend, Blue-headed Vireo reported from the same area. An exciting find by some of our young birders in the club this week was three Brant at Sackville Hill Park on Upper Wentworth. Another Brant was found along the Burlington beach strip. A Great Egret is still present at Valley Inn. A Nashville warbler was also seen there last weekend. An Osprey was seen flying over the Dundas Marsh yesterday. Two Common Ravens were seen over Greensville last Saturday. American Tree Sparrows were found behind the Dundas Arena. Two Fox Sparrows are present at a feeder in Flamborough and another was seen at the feed at the Valley Inn. That's the news this week. AN IMPORTANT REMINDER that our Fall Bird Count is Sunday. Please send in your sightings from Saturday to Monday to me so I can send them to the compiler. Hopefully with all these birders crawling around a rarity will be found! Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe HNC Hotline 905-381-0329 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: tufted titmouse Ingleside From: "Hans van der Zweep" <hans.vanderzweep AT cogeco.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:20:39 -0400 Hi birders YES the tufted titmouse did indeed show again between 9 and 10 this morning.Photoghraphed by Jacques Bouvier and can be viewed on his blog at eeobirding AT googlegroups.com Sorry for the delay in reporting as I just got back from the flu clinic. The address where the titmouse was is 33 Farran Drive Ingleside Ontario phone 613-537-2193 Please beware we do have dogs but appreciate visitors wanting to view this unusual visitor. Hans and Madeline van der Zweep _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Northern Goshawk in Maple, York Region From: Lev Frid <lev.frid AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:19 -0400 Hello All, Today, at about 4:30 PM whilst squeaking at Coyotes in a local ravine near my house, I was "buzzed" by a beautiful first-year Northern Goshawk. The bird perched for several minutes about 30 feet away from me (I was crouched) right in the open snags on the edge of a fence that parallels a railroad, hunting voles. I watched the Goshawk for over an hour, over the course of which the bird caught several voles. Eventually the bird took off into the surrounding neighborhood, over the buildings to the right of the railroad. Remarkably, about an hour later, I was watching this very same Goshawk devouring a Mourning Dove at my feeding station!! This makes for the third Accipiter species I've had at my feeders. Unfortunately she was spooked by a neighbor before I got any pics off. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/4059599128/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/4059597118/ Directions: Maple is a town in York Region accessible by taking HW 400, exiting at Rutherford Road East, taking a left at Melville Ave, the first light after Jane St. You will pass a bridge over a railroad, with a police station to your left. Shortly after, there will be a parking lot to your right. The ravine is right across the parking lot. CAUTION: This is located near a neighborhood. Please be mindful where you scope. Park in the parking lot and cross over. There is an easily seen, wide gravel path. This path parallels a railroad. A storm drainage pond should be to your right, turning into a marsh further along. Follow this path to the end, where it turns into a narrow trail through a grassy area (Dress wisely, lots of thistles!) Follow this, making sure to watch the trees on your left very carefully. This is where the Goshawk was hunting from. I saw the Goshawk at the point in the trail at the very end of this trail, near where the marsh ends. Short-eared owls sometimes make surprise appearances as well (not regularly). Make sure to watch for the Coyotes! Good Luck and Good birding! Lev Frid Maple, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (30 Oct 2009) Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 18:10:29 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 41462 42717 Osprey 0 22 94 Bald Eagle 0 55 147 Northern Harrier 0 246 581 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4337 9499 Cooper's Hawk 0 613 797 Northern Goshawk 0 15 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 739 744 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3671 3893 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 39 40 American Kestrel 0 710 1730 Merlin 0 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 64 98 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 0 52160 78794 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Visitors: NONE Weather: 13-15 C; wind SSE 2-7 mph; 100% clouds; NO precipitation Raptor Observations: N O R A P T O R S F L Y I N G or S I G H T E D!!! Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose -15, Mute Swan -35, Mallard -100, Pied-billed Grebe -6, Great Blue Heron -4, American Coot -300, Belted Kingfisher -1, Downy Woodpecker -2, Northern Flicker -1, Blue Jay -2, American Crow -3, Horned Lark -40, N. Rough-winged Swallow -6, American Robin -15, Sparrow Species -10, Northern Cardinal -2, Red-winged Blackbird -1,000, Rusty Blackbird -1, Blackbird and Starling mixed flocks -300, American Goldfinch -100. Predictions: >From WeatherUnderground: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 40 km/h (25 mph) gusting to 60 km/h (37 mph). Temperature steady near 8C(46F). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot AT earthlink.net) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (30 Oct 2009) Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 18:10:35 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 53082 53828 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 0 45 93 Northern Harrier 0 69 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1578 3150 Cooper's Hawk 0 181 268 Northern Goshawk 0 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 345 346 Broad-winged Hawk 0 82 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1332 1448 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 61 61 American Kestrel 0 130 435 Merlin 0 14 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 12 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 3 4 Total: 0 56974 79939 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: rain day Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (29 Oct 2009) 223 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 17:10:02 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 120 53082 53828 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 0 45 93 Northern Harrier 2 69 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 1578 3150 Cooper's Hawk 1 181 268 Northern Goshawk 0 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 345 346 Broad-winged Hawk 0 82 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 82 1332 1448 Rough-legged Hawk 2 5 5 Golden Eagle 5 61 61 American Kestrel 0 130 435 Merlin 0 14 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 12 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 3 4 Total: 223 56974 79939 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Darlene Friedman, Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura Visitors: Around 8 or so people came out today. Weather: Thick fog early so did not start until around 11:30am when it started to get a little lighter out and the fog started to move away a little. I could not even see the house on the first part of land right across from the count location, when I first got to the count. Wind was around 0-10mph all day. At first it was from the North-East. Then it changed to East for last part of the day. It went from 100% cloudy down to 75% cloudy late in the day. It also went from very thick fog to mostly clear with only a little fog left over. Raptor Observations: Two times the fog cleared away a little and when it did a good movement of birds went on. With mostly Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks moving. Just before 3:00pm the fog cleared away for good and then lots of Red-tailed Hawks went by with 40 in the 3-4pm hour. Also in that hour 2 Rough-legged Hawks and 3 Golden Eagles went over. In all 120 Turkey Vultures, 82 Red-tailed Hawks, and 5 Golden Eagles were counted. Non-raptor Observations: It was also neat to see 3 American Coots fly by high up in the sky. Well just above tree top level, so high up in the sky as far as Coots go. Predictions: It should be strong West-South-West winds so I would guess it will be slow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (28 Oct 2009) 1683 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 17:10:34 -0400 Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1066 41462 42717 Osprey 2 22 94 Bald Eagle 1 55 147 Northern Harrier 31 246 581 Sharp-shinned Hawk 85 4337 9499 Cooper's Hawk 31 613 797 Northern Goshawk 1 15 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 47 739 744 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 389 3671 3893 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 4 Golden Eagle 14 39 40 American Kestrel 9 710 1730 Merlin 1 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 4 64 98 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 1683 52160 78794 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick, Olga Klekner Visitors: Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick, and Olga Klekner were out to help spot, but most importantly, to enjoy the flight. An additional seven visitors stopped by, including an enthusiastic young birder from Amherstburg, Casey Lloyd, who has been out several days this fall. Weather: Overcast to partly cloudy skies with Northwest to North-northwest winds at 1 to 7 mph then slacking off by early PM and eventually becoming South-southeast at 1 to 5 mph by 1430 EST. Temps. ranged from 11 to about 16.5 C. Visibility poor to fair. Raptor Observations: As soon as the clouds broke up and the sun peaked through, the raptors started flying. Good numbers of vultures and Redtails were moving throughout the afternoon. Two latish Ospreys passed in the morning; both relatively high. A nice showing of Golden Eagles with 5 in the 1300-1400 (EST) hour and 3 in the 1500-1600 (EST) hour. Also making an appearance were 2 light morph Roughlegs. Easily one of our best raptor days this October, particularly from a diversity standpoint. Non-raptor Observations: 17 species of waterfowl, including 5 Tundra Swans, 264 Canvasbacks, and a raft of 250-300 Ruddy Ducks on the lake. Great Blue Heron- 25, Great Egret- 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron- 3 (1 subad., 2 juv.) Sandhill Crane- 2+ (heard only), Killdeer- 12, Greater Yellowlegs- 1, N. Saw-whet Owl- season high of 57 netted and banded in about 11 hours (43 were banded by the time I left at 2:10 AM). Hairy Woodpecker- 1, Horned Lark- 485, Tree Swallow- 5, N. Rough-winged Swallow- 2 (late), Blue Jay- 30, Am. Crow- 43,400, Am. Robin- 390, Eastern Bluebird- 25+, Am. Pipit- 1,400 (good count), Cedar Waxwing- 400, Common Yellowthroat- 1 (lingering), Chipping Sparrow- 5, Lapland Longspur- 10+, Snow Bunting- 1, Rusty Blackbird- 45+ (likely more among mixed blackbird flocks), Purple Finch- 17, House Finch- 11, Am. Goldfinch- 515. Other: Monarch- 1. Predictions: Mostly to partly cloudy skies with areas of dense fog in the AM. Light and variable winds becoming East-southeast at 5 to 10 mph. High of 15C. A few raptors may move once the fog clears, clouds diminish, and the barometric pressure begins to rise. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler AT gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Kingston area birds to October 30, 2009 From: "Peter & Jane Good" <goodcompany AT sympatico.ca> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:51:18 -0400 A few owls were found on Amherst Island at the beginning of the week; at least 3 N. Saw-whet and 3 Long-eared in the Owl Woods on Sunday and a Short-eared along the Front Road on Monday. It should be noted that there is not much sign of vole activity as yet and other raptors such as N. Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks, although present, are not in numbers to forecast a banner year on the island. Note: the small ferry is still in use. A KFN field trip on Sunday also found singletons of both Horned and Red-necked Grebes, a large raft of Greater Scaup containing a significant number of Redheads, and a lone Bufflehead off the east end of the island. On the KFN property we had a couple of Am. Pipits, an Am. Bittern and an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron. At the gravel bar there were still a few shorebirds: Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling and Greater Yellowlegs. A few Snow Buntings along the shore were a bit of an omen. Elevator Bay and Little Cataraqui Creek continue to harbour an excellent variety of waterfowl. Amongst the scaup, mergansers and Mallards are lots of Ring-necked Ducks, a few N. Pintails and 3 Ruddy Ducks. The 2 Sandhill Cranes on the adjacent penitentiary property were last seen on the 23rd. A few winter finches have put in an appearance locally. Purple Finches were at Bedford Mills and Elginburg, but only showed up one at a time. A Pine Siskin visited the Elginburg feeder on Saturday. The Bedford Mills feeder had 4 Evening Grosbeaks and a House Finch (an uncommon bird in the shield country north of Kingston) on Monday. Rarest birds of the week include a young Red-headed Woodpecker that is frequenting a feeder near Battersea and an immature Golden Eagle over Devil Lake. Happy Hallowe'en Peter Good Kingston Field Naturalists 613 378-6605 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Update on Brant - Ajax - 2p.m. From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet AT rogers.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:09:49 -0400 The brant reported earlier today by Lisa Klue had moved about 1/2 km eastward - just east of Harwood Ave and the Water Treatment plant - right on the grass by the edge of Lake Driveway. There were 3 adult and 3 immatures. Exit 401 at Westney and go south to Lake Driveway, then follow it to the shore and then eastwards to Harwood and then the Water Plant is just beyond that intersection. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you are so inclined, please check out my website to see details of my new book "Antarctica - First Journey". Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (28 Oct 2009) 1123 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 14:10:53 -0400 DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 904 52962 53708 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 3 45 93 Northern Harrier 7 67 142 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 1568 3140 Cooper's Hawk 10 180 267 Northern Goshawk 0 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 344 345 Broad-winged Hawk 0 82 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 128 1250 1366 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 11 56 56 American Kestrel 2 130 435 Merlin 0 14 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 12 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 3 4 Total: 1123 56751 79716 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Mark Wloch, Noel Cutright, Patrick Mulawa, Rodney Laura Visitors: Around 7 people came by today, and thanks to all who helped point out and spot birds. Weather: Today started out with fog early and the cleared off later. After the fog it was around 50% cloudy, and winds from the North-East. They were around 5 mph. Raptor Observations: 904 Turkey Vultures were counted, out of a total of 1,123 raptors for the day. 128 Red-tailed Hawks and 11 Golden Eagles were nice to see. Non-raptor Observations: 2 Sandhill Cranes flew over in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright AT gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Brant - Ajax From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet AT rogers.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:26 -0400 Reporting for Lisa Klue - My husband and I saw a Brant at the lake front (near Love Cres. Ajax) on Sunday. My husband walked today and saw 6 Brant in the same location. Love Crescent is located along the waterfront in Ajax - Exit 401 at Westney and go south to Lake Driveway, then follow it to the shore and then eastwards to Love Crescent. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you are so inclined, please check out my website to see details of my new book "Antarctica - First Journey". Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: Greater Snow Geese -Eastern Ontario From: Brian.Morin AT pc.gc.ca Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:24:25 -0400 For over a week there have been reports of a couple thousand Greater Snow Geese near St. Isidore east of Casselman. From Tuesday through Thursday between 2-3000 birds birds have been frequenting the fields north and south of the exit for Hwy 138 (also east of Casselman). Last night there were about 7,000 in the area immediately south of Hwy 417 just off Hwy 138 - visible from the road. Brian Morin Cornwall Take Hwy 417 east to the Hwy 138 exit (about 5 km east of Casselman). Head south about 0.5 to 1.5 km. The birds have been seen on the west side of the road either on the sod farm or in the open fields where corn has been harvested. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ Subject: HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (29 Oct 2009) 157 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 30 Oct 2009 00:10:15 -0400 Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 21 21322 21804 Osprey 0 7 137 Bald Eagle 0 71 233 Northern Harrier 6 295 576 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 6202 10216 Cooper's Hawk 5 215 292 Northern Goshawk 0 30 30 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 337 340 Broad-winged Hawk 0 85 22166 Red-tailed Hawk 99 2311 2363 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 3 47 48 American Kestrel 0 747 2763 Merlin 1 19 69 Peregrine Falcon 0 66 122 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 157 31758 61163 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Alf Rider, Beth Wigle, Brian Mishell, Clive Hodder, Don Wigle, Jim Dunn, Kathy, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan, Tim King, Tom Thomas Weather: Winds were light from the E and then swung to the SSE...the worst wind for any kind of flight. Temp was very warm for late October (though we've seen it like this before) with a high of 19C. Very low cloud ceiling today likely never more than a few hundred feet. Raptor Observations: Today's flight was a bit better than expected given the poor wind direction with a total of 157 birds counted. Again today the bulk were Redtails (99) with only small numbers of Sharpies (15) and TV's (21). More Golden Eagles today (3) brings our total for the season to 48...just over half both the 10-yr and 5-yr averages. Non-raptor Observations: A whole flock of Rusty Blackbirds were spotted today...along with continued movement of mixed flocks of other blackbirds. A very good variety of sparrows today with...Fox, Field, Song, Swamp, Chipping, White-throated and the first of the fall season Am. Tree Sparrow. A nice selection of woodpeckers as well with N. Flicker, Red-bellied, Downie and a juv. Red-headed. Other interesting passerines included E. Bluebirds and Winter Wren...and some late warblers...Yellow-rumps, A N. Parula and a lone Tenessee. Predictions: The next couple of days are looking wet...but Sunday is shaping up nicely with predicted NW winds and sunshine...always good for flights especially after a couple of days of crappy weather. ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS AT hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/