We were recently hiking in Algonquin Provincial Park, early afternoon on
October 16 we saw an American Pipit at Canisby Lake Picnic beach area, just
one, bobbing and feeding along the shoreline. Not sure if this is a rare
sighting or uncommon sighting for the area?
Wanda Smith
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1. 4 Pacific Loons, Black-legged Kittiwake, etc. Kempenfelt
Bay, Barrie (Brett Fried)
2. Townsend's Solitaire (Dave Martin)
3. HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2014) 2417 Raptors
([email protected])
4. HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (20 Oct 2014) 2162
Raptors ([email protected])
5. HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (20 Oct 2014) 43 Raptors
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6. Pacific Loon, Barrie Today ([email protected])
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:06:47 -0400
From: Brett Fried <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Ontbirds] 4 Pacific Loons, Black-legged Kittiwake, etc.
Kempenfelt Bay, Barrie
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Birders,
Today Barb Charlton and I braved the weather to come and look for the
Pacific Loons report here in the bay. We are currently scoping from Minets
Point Park and much to our surprise when we were viewing the alternate
plumage adult and the juvenile bird a second alternate plumage Pacific Loon
came into view. While we were scoping the two adults and recovering from the
excitement of three Pacific Loons, a fourth adult Pacific Loon drifted
through our scope view! We are quite aware this is an unprecedented number
of Pacific Loons but we saw all three adults clearly and at the same time
amongst the 1400 or so Common Loons. There are several Red-throated Loons in
the area as well.
The Black-legged Kittiwake is still present near the marina as are over a
dozen Little Gulls.
We have been viewing from various vantage point since 8am. The weather is
poor and has been raining off and on all morning.
Cheers and good luck,
Brett Fried and Barb Charlton
Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:50:54 -0400
From: Dave Martin <[email protected]>
To: Ontbirds <[email protected]>, MIDD_ELGIN Birds
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire
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A Townsend's Solitaire was well seen by Mike and Nancy Cowlard yesterday
[Oct 19] afternoon about 4 pm at Aylmer Wildlife Management Area [WMA].
Linda Wladarski and I joined them for three hours of searching this
morning [Oct 20] but were unable to refind the bird.
Even so, we are posting this sighting as a head's-up because the huge
bumper crop of fruit on the several acres of shrubs and trees has
attracted 1000s of starlings, robins and waxwings. Our failure to find
the Solitaire this morning may be due more to the sheer number of birds
present than to some indication it has moved on.
To start a search park at the main viewing stand and walk to the south
to the trail that heads south to Mockingbird Circle and eventually to
the back viewing stand.
Along the way, you will pass through acres of every conceivable kind of
fruiting shrub [mostly non-native].
Yesterday, the Solitaire was feeding on grapes from a vine growing on
the chain link fence beside the small, ground level viewing building.
Hopefully it is still around and someone else will refind it. Please
post if you do.
*Directions: *
Aylmer WMA is northeast of Aylmer in Elgin County. From Hwy 401 drive
south from Exit 203 on Elgin Road / Hwy 73 which becomes Imperial Road
once you are in Elgin County. Turn left/east on College Line. Turn
right/south on Hacienda Road and drive to the south end of the Ontario
Police College. Turn left/east and follow the laneway to the viewing
stands.
Dave Martin
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Message: 3
Date: 20 Oct 2014 17:10:18 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2014) 2417
Raptors
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2240 40552 43768
Osprey 0 11 55
Bald Eagle 0 39 204
Northern Harrier 12 56 261
Sharp-shinned Hawk 153 921 3739
Cooper's Hawk 2 107 306
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 33 34
Broad-winged Hawk 0 160 184849
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Red-tailed Hawk 0 345 639
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 7 84 542
Merlin 0 10 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 25 44
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 19
Unknown Buteo 0 5 13
Unknown Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 6 23
Total: 2417 42361 234545
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Jonathan Stein
Observers: Patrick Mulawa
Visitors:
1
Weather:
Some early rain delayed the start of the count. After the rain, the skies
cleared for a time but soon enough gray clouds rolled in again. The wind
was moderate and out of the southwest all day.
Raptor Observations:
Once the rain cleared, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers were up
and active, pushing past in bunches. But then the clouds returned and our
flight waned, leaving us with little but vultures to count in the
afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Crow (1200+), Blue Jay (500+), Pine Siskin (90+), Common Loon (1)
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy with strong north wind and a 50 percent chance of light rain.
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Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected])
Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.drhawkwatch.org
Site Description:
The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River
International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International
Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located
approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the
mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie.
Directions to site:
Lake Erie Metropark:
>From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron
River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to
the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow
the signs to the Boat Launch.
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Message: 4
Date: 20 Oct 2014 21:10:22 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (20 Oct 2014)
2162 Raptors
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2030 29520 31725
Osprey 0 19 53
Bald Eagle 1 67 204
Northern Harrier 7 99 327
Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 2007 6541
Cooper's Hawk 5 73 224
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 41 80
Broad-winged Hawk 1 29 36335
Red-tailed Hawk 3 396 651
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 1 6
American Kestrel 1 269 975
Merlin 1 12 59
Peregrine Falcon 1 24 42
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 18
Unknown Buteo 0 26 53
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 4 5
Unknown Raptor 1 13 36
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 2162 32605 77337
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers:
Visitors:
9 visitors today from North Bay and Cambridge.
Weather:
Winds ranged from 3-16km/h coming from the S and SW and temperatures were
between 10 and 14C. There were a few periods of drizzle throughout the day
and mostly complete cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Just over 2000 Turkey Vultures migrated today and another large kettle
(~300 birds) spent the last hour and a half of the count deciding whether
or not to migrate, but decided to roost at the entrance to the park
instead; they were filling the dead trees along the way out. A tail-less
Turkey Vulture won Funniest Bird of the Day, unfortunately it couldn't be
made into a Black Vulture! Another highlight was a juvenile Northern
Harrier that swooped really low over the tower, allowing for a great look!
Sharp-shinned Hawks put in a good showing with 110 and it was nice to have
another 3-species falcon day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Crows, Starlings, and Blue Jays were abundant again today, and kinglets,
sparrows and Yellow-rumped warblers were around the tower as well. A small
flock of Greater Yellowlegs flew by with one Lesser Yellowlegs among them,
making the size difference very apparent! One Monarch butterfly seems to be
confused as it was going to the East this afternoon. See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20291943
Predictions:
Winds are expected from the NW which should bring in more good numbers of
vultures, hopefully with some larger hawks in the mix. Maybe we'll have a
lucky Golden Eagle day!
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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Message: 5
Date: 20 Oct 2014 23:10:54 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (20 Oct 2014) 43 Raptors
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 34 19015 19135
Osprey 0 35 118
Bald Eagle 0 18 76
Northern Harrier 3 186 579
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 2903 7479
Cooper's Hawk 0 111 181
Northern Goshawk 0 4 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 67 67
Broad-winged Hawk 0 142 70706
Red-tailed Hawk 0 689 715
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 5 5
American Kestrel 1 651 2396
Merlin 1 29 71
Peregrine Falcon 0 115 160
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 43 23971 101695
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Mary Carnahan
Observers: Keith Sealy
Visitors:
A couple of visitors today...Liz and Heather.
Weather:
Another gloomy, damp, SW-windy day after a great weekend of hawk watching.
Temp got to a high of 12C.
Raptor Observations:
Total birds counted in the 3-hour watch were 43, with TVs in the majority
(34), Sharp-shinned hawks next (4), followed by Northern Harriers (3) and 1
each of Merlin and American Kestrel.
At 8:00 AM 4 local Bald Eagles were circling above the parking area and the
adjacent cornfield. Bald Eagles continued to cruise the cliff throughout
the first hour, a good thing because the first countable bird didn't appear
until 45 minutes into the watch (a Northern Harrier right along the cliff).
An all around slooow day.
Non-raptor Observations:
>From about 8:45 to 10:00 AM, many flocks of passerines appeared to the
north of the observations knoll, including mixed Blackbirds, lots of Am.
Robins, some Bluejays, a persistent flock of Northern Starlings, Eastern
Bluebirds, Am. Goldfinch and Cedar Waxwings. Along the cliff was the
endless Gull, mainly Ring-billed and Herring, but late into the watch a
flock of Bonaparte's also passed by. As well, Red-breated Mergansers,
Mallards, Canada Geese, a flock of Wood ducks and 1 Tree Swallow were seen
along the Cliff and a single Cormorant did a fly-by about mid-morning. In
the bushes and trees at the knoll were many Robins, a Phoebe, several
Yellow-rumps and 1 Blackpoll Warbler, Golden- and Ruby-crowned Kinglets,
White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, DE Juncos, a Red-bellied
Woodpecker, song Sparrow and a Carolina Wren.
Predictions:
There's still a chance of rain on Tuesday...but winds are forecast to be
from the NE so if the rain holds off there will likely be birds on move.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:54:28 -0400
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Subject: Pacific Loon, Barrie Today
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