A TUV of 0, falling BP and very mild morning contributed to very little raptor movement along the Lake Ontario north shore. Indeed, a low-flying MERLIN and 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks over 4 hours was the tally.
The weather brought out many visitors, and, indeed, some good "other" birds were observed along the south pathway-- both Kinglets, the Northern Parula (3 successive days), FIELD SPARROW. On the wetland a late MOORHEN was noted in the early afternoon. Two people reported an immature Northern Shrike towards the north end of Hall's Rd. Since Aug.21 we have counted 7085 migrating raptors at the CMRW platform, with record years for the Bald Eagle and Osprey. >From the west, exit from the 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east >through LakeRidge to Hall's Rd. >From the east, exit from the 401 at Brock St./Whitby, south to Victoria, west >over to Hall's Rd. Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Nov 6 18:32:28 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP06.bayc1.hotmail.com (bayc1-pasmtp06.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.166]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2BB63471 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:32:27 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Originating-IP: [70.49.99.119] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from VALUED7B9600FA ([70.49.99.119]) by BAYC1-PASMTP06.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:35:47 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Norman Murr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:32:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Nov 2006 23:35:48.0078 (UTC) FILETIME=[498E08E0:01C701FC] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Niagara Falls - Kittiwake still there X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:32:28 -0000 Good evening Today Ian Cannell and I were at Niagara Falls and immediately below the falls in The Gorge we found the Black-legged Kittiwake previously reported along with a juvenile Little Gull. On our way home we stopped off at Stoney Creek and off the end of Gray/Green/Fruitland roads we estimated at least 50,000 waterfowl were close off shore mainly containing Long-tailed Ducks, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye and all 3 Scoters. DIRECTIONS:- NIAGARA FALLS Niagara Falls like Pelee, Rondeau, Presqu'ile is a major area that needs no special directions to you knowledgeable Ontbirders. GRAY ROAD, LAWRENCE SAYERS PARK & GREEN ROAD IN STONEY CREEK >From the Toronto direction exit the QEW highway at Centennial Parkway on the >south end of the Burlington Skyway. Drive under the QEW and drive a short >distance to the North Service Road, turn right and drive along the Service >Road to Drake Drive (just past the Gray Road overpass). Turn left on Drake and >drive the short distance to Frances Avenue and turn left, drive to Gray Road >and turn right and drive to the lake. Alternately you can turn right at Frances Avenue and drive to Green Road, turn left at Green Road and drive to the lake. For Lawrence Sayers Park you can turn right off Gray Road just before you get to the lake and drive to the park (obey the no parking signs here as others have received a ticket). Or you can drive straight down Drake to the park from the Service Road. Fruitland Road is south of Gray and Green Roads. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON S'ils te mordent, mords les --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
