The winds were good, the sky was great (well until it rained) but the barometric pressure must have played tricks for only 16 birds came through in 6 hours of watching:
Red-tailed Hawk - 9, Cooper's Hawk - 4, Northern Harrier - 1, Turkey Vulture - 1 and Bald Eagle 1 (first fall bird). Others birds noted amongst the 54 species spotted today were: American Pipit 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Eastern Bluebird 1 Northern Shrike 1 Common Loon 5 Common Raven 1 17 species of waterfowl including 3 White-winged Scoters and 9 Ruddy Ducks OFO Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Directions: From Victoria Street in Whitby go south on Halls Road to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
