Last light I was able to get directly beneath the dove while it was roosting on a hydo wire and the underside of the bird was a uniform creamy white colour with no dark feathers. From the information that others have given me and from research on the internet I would have to say that the bird is a Ringed Turtle Dove. While a number of birders did come to look at the bird it did not cooperate by appearing while they were here. Thanks to everyone who assisted me in identifying this bird. Good Briding! John From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Sep 20 19:53:55 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from taiga.com (mugwump.taiga.com [68.165.54.133]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDBD148756 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:53:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 25599 invoked by uid 525); 20 Sep 2004 23:48:25 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 20 Sep 2004 07:09:25 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (20 Sep 2004) 501 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:53:55 -0000
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 140 1045 1045 Osprey 5 183 183 Bald Eagle 1 102 102 Northern Harrier 5 234 234 Sharp-shinned Hawk 282 2773 2773 Cooper's Hawk 5 98 98 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 21 Broad-winged Hawk 30 185119 185119 Red-tailed Hawk 19 207 207 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 14 480 480 Merlin 0 32 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 9 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 501 190305 190305 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Visitors: Dan Seman Jim Maki Darlene Friedman Alan Kostyniak Weather: Today saw a return to southerly breezes after three days of northerly component winds. Skies were generally sunny with just some cirrus cloud popping up in the afternoon to break up the blue. Observations: The flight was light but steady throughout the day with Sharp-shins and Turkey Vultures dominating the movement. =======================================================================Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
