Hi Everyone
The bird activity along the Ottawa River continues to increase.
Today,October 20, 2004 I birded from Dick Bell Park to Shirley's Bay for a few
hours. There was a definite increase in waterbird number, highlights included 5
Red-throated Loons, 125 Black Scoter, 84 White-winged Scoter, 29 Surf Scoter,
11 Long-tailed Duck, 100+ Common Goldeneye, 100+ Hooded Merganser and 1 first
winter Iceland Gull. The scoters were about 95% adult males.
good birding
Bruce
DIRECTIONS: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie
Drive exit. Go north to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling and follow Carling
to Rifle Road Turn right (north) onto Rifle Rd. Follow road to boat launch and
park. Walk the road going west
until you pass the DND gate. A trail on your right heads into the woods and
leads to
the dyke.
****PLEASE NOTE**** YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE
BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and ask whether it is
possible to visit the dyke for birding.
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (20 Oct 2004) 520 Raptors
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Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 167 8559 9795
Osprey 1 10 79
Bald Eagle 0 12 42
Northern Harrier 15 39 226
Sharp-shinned Hawk 194 1450 5170
Cooper's Hawk 12 136 221
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 20 51 57
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 27843
Red-tailed Hawk 92 354 572
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2
Golden Eagle 2 2 2
American Kestrel 3 117 1337
Merlin 3 19 52
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 14
Unknown 9 54 92
Total: 520 10814 45508
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Chad Saladin, Chris Saladin, Donna Bedard, Jim McCoy
Visitors:
Chris and Chad Saladin from Ohio were back for their second visit this
year. Donna Bedard visited with us from Toronto on her yearly visit to
the site.
Weather:
Overcast and cool throughout the day with light winds from the Northeast.
Observations:
A steady migration throughout the day with Sharp-shinned Hawks in the
morning followed by Turkey Vulture, buteos and two Golden Eagles in the
early afternoon.
Crows were on the move today along with a few Blue Jays and blackbird
species.
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submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
