To add to Barry’s earlier message – John Nishikawa, Kevin Seymour and myself had great looks of one of the Swainson’s Hawks sitting atop of the barn (south/west corner of Mersea Road D and Mersea Road 19) between 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm (when we left for a celebratory supper). The hawk was hunting grasshoppers in the backyard and would alternate between the empty white house, the barn and the neighbour’s house to the west. Thanks to Sarah Rupert who helped us locate the bird (it was nice to meet you!) Rob Miller Toronto, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: "Barry Cherriere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:26:36 To:"ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds]Swainson's Hawks - Point Pelee
Hi all Linda and I were down at Point Pelee to see the Swainson's Hawks today (Sept 21) at Mersea Road "D" area. We ran into Sarah Rupert while she was doing her morning check on the Swainson's Hawk around 8:45AM. She informed us that the other one had not been seen in a few days. While we were there at around 11:00 the other Swainson's Hawk came in and joined with the first one. They hung in the strong SW wind, in the air above us, wheeling and jostling one another (photos of same). Around 12:33 they got higher and higher in the sky and drifted to the NW, until we lost sight of them. At one point I did see them turn and hang in the wind again, still looking for food I guess. Now I can't say if they left at that time or not. Only tomorrow's birders will tell if they are still around or not. DIRECTIONS: Mersea Road D is located approximately 1 km north of the entrance to Point Pelee National Park. It was found at the far East end of this Mersea Road D. Barry & Linda Cherriere Hamilton Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm º&�¶¤z½¼ïZè�êìr‰“†äž§m´ÓMøçm4庹ÏjØ`m© ¯o;Öº z» ¢`Þ–+ÞçS¢‰ín*ݲ žŠàEç Š÷�~º&Áæüóm:™¨¥í²j(r‰°y¿<ÛN¦j)k{lš†Š ¢m´ë_tß½¶Õ¼¤Šx!ÁÉè®è²×âÇ…#>'yìÀëåú+¢{[Š·l‡'[EMAIL PROTECTED]|ëا¾‰ u¼®‰Þ´ÓMvÙ'[EMAIL PROTECTED])ì’Š Ú¶êÞ
