Today I again went to Hanlan's Point and it being my last trip to Hanlan's and Gibralter in the morning due to it being the second last day of the ferry until next spring I was hoping to have a decent day and I wasn't disappointed and following are some of the birds I found including some first of season for me..
17 Brant, American Widgeons, Long-tailed Ducks, White-winged and Black Scoters, Buffleheads,Red-breasted Mergansers, 103 Turkey Vultures, N. Harrier, Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks, adult Golden Eagle, Kestrel, Merlins, Peregrine Falcons, Bonaparte and Great Black-backed Gulls, Red-bellied Woodpecker, E. Phoebes, only 46 B-c Chickadees, 13 Eastern Bluebirds, 21 Hermit Thrushes, 3 Catbirds, N. Mockingbird, Northern Shrike, 10 Sparrow species including Field, Vesper, Nelson's, Fox and Swamp Sparrows and 3 E. Meadowlarks. Talking to a couple down there and apparently I missed a large flock of E. Bluebirds and I noticed the start of numbers of Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds on and over Hanlan's but I only saw 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler and no other warblers. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
