Today at around 1pm i found a Cattle Egret standing in the grass right next to
the bridge at Big Creek in Amherstburg on the south side of the road it was
observed by myself and Lynn Baker and her husband before flying into the
marsh going towards the hawk tower at Holiday Beach
Big Creek is located in Amherstburg Ontario off highway 20 or old highway 18
as some people still know it
good luck and good birding
Robert Horvath
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Iroqouis Shoreline Raptor Watch Oct. 16/05
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ISRW Heber Down C.A.
Whitby,Ontario
Oct. 16/05
Day Total Month Total Yr. to date
Turkey Vulture 30 395 463
Osprey 0 2 44
B/Eagle 2 4 21
N/Harrier 0 6 =
33
S/Shinned 11 109 510
Coopers 1 13 36
N/Goshawk 0 2 2
R/Shoulder 3 39 51
B/Wing 0 7 3,437
R/Tail 35 148 234
R/Legged 4 7 8
G/Eagle 0 2 =
2
A/Kestrel 2 6 =
70
Merlin 1 3 =
9
Peregrine 0 4 =
6
UB 0 0 =
6
UR 0 0 =
1
89 751 =
5,136
Hrs. of observation 65
Average per hr. 79
Winds very strong N.W.
Hilites; 3rd yr B/Eagle @ 1:50 1st yr B/Eagle @ 2:40 & 1 Dark morph =
R/Legged
Observers; Mike Williamson,Graham Nord,Mark Cranford & Ron Pittaway
As luck would have it Mark & Ron left 15 minutes before our first =
B/Eagle
Info. on Iroquois can be found at torontobirding.ca & click on GTRW. =
Scroll down text for directions(Brock Rd. Should be Brock St.)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Unexpected Raptor Flight
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On Saturday, October 15th, Brenda Carter and I (as well as many banders and
birders attending the CMMN conference) witnessed an extraordinary flight of
raptors over Long Point, Prince Edward County. We watched from 11:30 am to
4:30 pm as a continuous stream of mostly low-flying birds passed from the
west over Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory and turning back
north-westward.
Attempting to count them was challenging due to much milling around at the
point, making accurate numbers difficult to assess. The count felt way too
much like work and actually needed two focused observers (which we were for
most but by no means all of the time!) to keep track of what the birds were
doing. Some birds (mostly high sharpies) continued east over water but
there was considerable milling over a broad front. We eventually took a
better position on the septic tank mound behind the Obs where you could
actually see/follow what the birds were doing AND nearby Johnson's Marina
where by 3pm birds were going in the same NW direction.
SO, a rough estimate is ~650 Turkey Vulture, 8 Bald Eagle (1 adult), 5
Northern Harriers (1 adult male), ~350 Sharp-shinned Hawk, ~120 Coopers
Hawk, 3 Goshawk (imm), ~900 Red-tailed Hawk of which ~85% were adult or non
juvenile (including 1 beautiful adult dark morph at ~4pm) , ~70
Red-shouldered Hawk (about 80% adult), 1 Broad-winged Hawk (imm), 6 Golden
Eagle (all seemingly non-adult), 8 Rough-legged Hawk (all seemingly adults,
1 dark morph), 5 American Kestrels, 4 Merlin (there were at least 2 hunting
over a large area most of the day?) and 1 Peregrine (seen by others.
We also saw 28 Evening Grosbeaks, and heard several Pine Siskins among
mostly Goldfinches and Purple Finches throughout the day.
The day before, October 14th, there were impressive numbers of Dark-eyed
Juncos, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets moving/staging at the Point
(majority left that evening). As well, we were treated to a fantastic view
of a male Merlin consuming a Dark-eyed Junco on an exposed perch. We saw 2
presumably Short-eared Owls flying out over the Lake at dusk. We later had
the great experience of several Saw-whet owl being banded which completed a
short but memorable birding trip.
Thanks very much to the staff and volunteers of the Observatory for their
information and hospitality.
Prince Edward Bird Observatory is at the eastern tip of Prince Edward
County.
Gerard Phillips
246 Heritage Drive,
Merrickville,
Ontario,
K0G IN0
Canada
