Today as of 12:30 pm, a barred owl was roosting in the open woods approx 50 yds west of the spine road, a short distance south of the Aquatic Park Sailing Club road. The location had been marked with concrete blocks and an arrow at the side of the road. The location is opposite the drawn-down cell (which had a few shorebirds).
John Carley DIRECTIONS:- from Norm Murr's recent post LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie Street and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie Street to Unwin Avenue and you will see the gate and signage. By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie Street and turn south on Leslie and drive to its soutern terminus. If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie Street or Unwin Avenue, after 9 am the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing time as your car will be locked in at that time. NOTE:- The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 16 17:04:42 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts6.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.164]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE5E3488C1 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:04:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from RicksNotebook ([69.156.6.196]) by simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net SMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:12:04 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Rick Thornton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:12:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Bad weather = Good Birds at Exeter lagoons X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:04:43 -0000 Braving the bitter wind and intermittent rain squalls at Exeter lagoons this afternoon resulted in the following birds: White Snow Geese (4) Cackling Goose (at least one) Long Billed Dowitcher (1) Dunlin (hundreds) Lesser Yellowlegs (1) Pectorals (MANY) WhiteRumped Sandpiper (1) RedHead Duck (3M,2F) RingNecked Duck Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Shoveler Bonepartes Gull Exeter lagoons are a mile and a quarter to the west of the intersection of highways 4 and 83 approximately 30 miles north of London in Exeter. Turn south at the cemetery which is Airport Line road and drive to the second gate on the left. Park without blocking the entrance and walk in. Just a reminder that you are required to possess and display on your dashboard an annual permit that is obtained at the town office during business hours at no cost. Town office is at the intersection of Main St and Sanders St. Good Birding.. Rick Thornton From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 16 18:24:09 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 CCEFE4876E for <[email protected]>; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:24:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 14048 invoked by uid 525); 16 Oct 2004 18:24:09 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 16 Oct 2004 02:10:09 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (16 Oct 2004) 34 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:24:09 -0000 SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 28 36957 41287 Osprey 2 21 238 Bald Eagle 0 35 178 Northern Harrier 0 35 318 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1804 6163 Cooper's Hawk 0 239 452 Northern Goshawk 0 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 178 225 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2009 2824 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 5 6 American Kestrel 0 108 987 Merlin 0 6 47 Peregrine Falcon 1 15 34 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 34 41426 238150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Dave English Jeff English Weather: Persistent overcast conditions and showers prevailed today with strong west-southwest winds. Observations: Only a few hours were spent at the watch with 34 birds of 5 species recorded. =======================================================================Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
