Hi there, Just an addendum to Cheryl Edgecombe's email: The Western Grebe at 50 Pt was critically examined for the possibility of Clarke's. As the bird was relatively close (200-300 ft) and in good light, it was easy to see that the black on the head totally enclosed the eye and the bill had greenish tones. In other words, it was a Western Grebe. It was indeed pretty amazing to have both it and the Pacific Loon visible in my scope at the same time.
The other birders there with me were Lois Evans, John Stirrat and Lynne Terris. Don Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions to Fifty Point C.A.: Take QEW Niagara to Fifty Road. Head toward the lake and take the North Service Road around to the first road which branches off left (sorry forgot the name). There is a sign here pointing to the Conservation Area. Enter the Fifty Point C.A. (there is a $5.00 charge) and follow signs to the marina or go to viewing points out on the east side of the park. You may also park at the end of Kelson Road and walk down to the beach. The bird has been seen between the marina and the DND property about 150 m out. Be patient, sometimes it disappears. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 5 18:37:17 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 3A65A4908A for <[email protected]>; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:37:17 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 13587 invoked by uid 525); 5 Nov 2004 19:40:34 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 05 Nov 2004 02:11:34 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (05 Nov 2004) 676 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 23:37:17 -0000 SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 228 1403 56020 Osprey 1 1 250 Bald Eagle 3 5 187 Northern Harrier 0 8 361 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 44 6683 Cooper's Hawk 9 32 637 Northern Goshawk 3 10 31 Red-shouldered Hawk 33 189 841 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 367 1518 6926 Rough-legged Hawk 3 29 90 Golden Eagle 6 30 63 American Kestrel 1 2 1007 Merlin 0 1 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 676 3272 258567 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland, Walt Pawloski Weather: Today was a rare sunny day among a multitude of overcast days over the last several weeks. There were varying amounts of high cirrus cloud in place over the course of the day that provided some background against an otherwise blue sky. Winds were moderate to strong and gusty from the west-southwest. Observations: The flight was steady from the mid morning on and most birds were low, many tacking back and forth in the considerable wind. Often birds would circle upward quite high in the distance only to be knocked down again by the time they were overhead, providing us with some excellent views. Of particular note today was a single Cave Swallow that made a fly-by early in the morning. It was not seen again subsequently. =======================================================================Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
