The follow-up day to yesterday's big day turned out to be not too shabby, 93 birds in all including an amazing 16 more Osprey. The RMG Raptor Watch's old 'single day' record of 15 Osprey, which held for a couple of years, seems to be easily surpassed lately. This is the 5th time in the past 2 years that we've had 15 or more in a day. Many birds today were seen flying very high up in the sky which made it fun for some watchers but almost impossible for others.
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 8
Osprey - 16
Bald Eagle - 3 (juvenile 12:15, 1:00, adult 2:16)
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 37
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 21
Merlin - 1
Total - 93
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 14
Osprey - 35
Bald Eagle - 13
Northern Harrier - 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 289
Cooper's Hawk - 10
Broad-winged Hawk - 19
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
American Kestrel - 77
Merlin - 8
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 499
A few Warblers came through the park today including a Chestnut-sided, a Wilson's, and an American Redstart. A Great Blue Heron flew through the centre of the park at tree-top level. Many more Monarch butterflies are being seen now flying up high in the air and also down low through the garden. The Stable Flies were bad this afternoon, long pants are a must!
Today's crew consisted of: Betty, Peter, Berle, Norm, Carol, Pat, Peter 2, Cori, Shirley, Bruce, and first time watchers Doug and Marg. Ann and Lee both helped out by alerting us of birds that they were seeing a little further east in the Kingston Road and Markham Road area. Eventually all birds appeared in the sky over Rosetta. Thanks everyone.
Walter
September 5th - What A Difference A Day Makes!
Wow, what a difference a day makes! More seasonal temperatures and good north element winds brought us an amazing number of birds today. I got to the park at 7:00 AM this morning and within minutes our first raptors started passing by. Highlights today included 6 Bald Eagles and 8 Osprey, and overall a total of 240 birds were counted. A great find was a high flying Bald Eagle that was carrying a fish. It was noticed after the fact while Ann was reviewing her photographs of the bird.
Today:
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 6 (juvenile 11:35, 12:15, 12:37, 1:45 x2, 2:28)
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 161
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 41
Merlin - 1
Total - 240
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 19
Bald Eagle - 10
Northern Harrier - 27
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 252
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 18
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 56
Merlin - 7
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 406
Here are just some of the photos that Ann took today.
Merlin
2 Sharp-shinned Hawks playing.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle carrying a fish.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Today's added bonuses included: 3 Common Nighthawks and 2 Scarlet Tanagers. Also seen was the US Navy's V-22 Osprey 'tilt-rotor' plane from the CNE Airshow.
Scarlet Tanager
Common Nighthawk
Just some of the group from today.
Lots of people came to the Watch today knowing the winds and weather were finally right, they included: Bruce, Peter, Gunnar, Ann, Carol, Pat, Nancy, Mike 2, Anthony, Bob, Colin, Marguerite, Betty, Berle, Murray, Bruce 2, Sue, Gord, Norm, and Charles, plus we welcomed first timers: Barb, Rob, Angie, Denny, Kate, Paul, and Jack. Thank you for all the help in spotting and IDing the birds today everybody! What a great day!
Walter
Today:
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 6 (juvenile 11:35, 12:15, 12:37, 1:45 x2, 2:28)
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 161
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 41
Merlin - 1
Total - 240
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 19
Bald Eagle - 10
Northern Harrier - 27
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 252
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 18
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 56
Merlin - 7
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 406
Here are just some of the photos that Ann took today.
Merlin
2 Sharp-shinned Hawks playing.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle carrying a fish.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Today's added bonuses included: 3 Common Nighthawks and 2 Scarlet Tanagers. Also seen was the US Navy's V-22 Osprey 'tilt-rotor' plane from the CNE Airshow.
Scarlet Tanager
Common Nighthawk
Just some of the group from today.
Lots of people came to the Watch today knowing the winds and weather were finally right, they included: Bruce, Peter, Gunnar, Ann, Carol, Pat, Nancy, Mike 2, Anthony, Bob, Colin, Marguerite, Betty, Berle, Murray, Bruce 2, Sue, Gord, Norm, and Charles, plus we welcomed first timers: Barb, Rob, Angie, Denny, Kate, Paul, and Jack. Thank you for all the help in spotting and IDing the birds today everybody! What a great day!
Walter
September 4th - More Balloons Than Birds!
Early this morning Pat, Nancy, and myself watched as 39 balloons in 2 big bunches floated above us up high heading out over the lake. I wondered then if we'd see that many birds. Unfortunately it didn't happen, the winds just weren't right for a good flight of raptors today.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 14
Merlin - 2
Total - 17
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 91
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 15
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 166
Again today there were very few creatures and critters moving about the park. The best non-raptor sighting was a Common Buckeye butterfly - a very beautifully marked butterfly for those lucky enough to ever see one.
Pat, Nancy, and Peter were on hand for some of the fun today.
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 14
Merlin - 2
Total - 17
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 91
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 15
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 166
Again today there were very few creatures and critters moving about the park. The best non-raptor sighting was a Common Buckeye butterfly - a very beautifully marked butterfly for those lucky enough to ever see one.
Pat, Nancy, and Peter were on hand for some of the fun today.
Walter
September 3rd - Hot & Humid!!!
The birds that we saw fly by today were just above the trees making IDing them very easy. The humidity today was absolutely insane, I thought that I was having water poured on me all day long! Speaking of water, just before the rain came in the afternoon, our first Peregrine Falcon flew through the centre of the park. As the storm clouds moved east towards Pickering it brought an end to the bird watching for the day.
Today:
Osprey - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 77
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 15
Merlin - 4
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 149
Osprey
Our watchers today were: Ann, Betty, Berle, Peter, Mike 2, and Cori.
Walter
Today:
Osprey - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 77
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 15
Merlin - 4
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 149
Osprey
Our watchers today were: Ann, Betty, Berle, Peter, Mike 2, and Cori.
Walter
September 1st - Look everybody, it's a Sharpie!
Well, we had another hot and hazy day with a thunderstorm and a few light showers thrown in. On a happier note, we did reach double figures on the bird count for the day, 10 birds in all. A pair of Sharp-shinned Hawks appeared out of the haze right above us. I'd like to thank Terry who returned to the park after the storm only to see an Osprey fly by very close, how lucky!
Today:
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 8
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 10
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 10
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 51
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 13
Merlin - 4
Total - 117
Ann got this shot of a Sharpie flying overhead.
The only other thing of interest at the park today was a little Squirrel Smackdown. 2 of the little Reds were really having a go at one another over a peanut and a little territory. Quite funny to watch. Nancy was able to restore the peace when she threw a handful of nuts to them.
If the weather person is correct and things don't change too much, we may see some birds in between rain showers over the weekend. Monday is looking excellent with N 25kph winds! Hope to see you at the Watch.
Walter
Today:
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 8
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 10
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 10
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 51
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 13
Merlin - 4
Total - 117
Ann got this shot of a Sharpie flying overhead.
The only other thing of interest at the park today was a little Squirrel Smackdown. 2 of the little Reds were really having a go at one another over a peanut and a little territory. Quite funny to watch. Nancy was able to restore the peace when she threw a handful of nuts to them.
If the weather person is correct and things don't change too much, we may see some birds in between rain showers over the weekend. Monday is looking excellent with N 25kph winds! Hope to see you at the Watch.
Walter
August 31st - We've Done It, 100+ Birds!
As the hot, humid, no wind, no bird days came and went I was really starting to doubt that we would get to the '100 bird' plateau this month. Well, we did it on the very last day! Excellent work spotting birds everyone!
The highlights today came in the late afternoon when Lee and Gord saw an adult Bald Eagle fly by at 5:32 PM and then 20 minutes later a juvenile Bald Eagle flew by. Also during their time at the Watch Lee and Gord saw a Northern Harrier fly passed. Looks like we're going to have to stay much longer at the park from now on.
Today:
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 2 (adult 5:32, juvenile 5:52)
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 12
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 18
Extras (not counted previously):
Turkey Vulture - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Total - 6
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 9
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 43
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 13
Merlin - 4
Total - 107
Other birds of note today include: 3 Whimbrel flying together out over the lake heading eastward, a Killdeer which flew right over our heads and a couple of Common Loons heading due south. A Black Swallowtail butterfly, a Clouded Sulphur butterfly, and a 'fresh' female Fiery Skipper were also seen today.
Many thanks to Pat, Nancy, Betty, Peter, Lee, and Gord for all the help today. Also of note, our friend from last year's Watch, Norm, popped in to say "Hi" and see if we were conducting a count this year.
Walter
The highlights today came in the late afternoon when Lee and Gord saw an adult Bald Eagle fly by at 5:32 PM and then 20 minutes later a juvenile Bald Eagle flew by. Also during their time at the Watch Lee and Gord saw a Northern Harrier fly passed. Looks like we're going to have to stay much longer at the park from now on.
Today:
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 2 (adult 5:32, juvenile 5:52)
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 12
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 18
Extras (not counted previously):
Turkey Vulture - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Total - 6
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 9
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 43
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 11
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 13
Merlin - 4
Total - 107
Other birds of note today include: 3 Whimbrel flying together out over the lake heading eastward, a Killdeer which flew right over our heads and a couple of Common Loons heading due south. A Black Swallowtail butterfly, a Clouded Sulphur butterfly, and a 'fresh' female Fiery Skipper were also seen today.
Many thanks to Pat, Nancy, Betty, Peter, Lee, and Gord for all the help today. Also of note, our friend from last year's Watch, Norm, popped in to say "Hi" and see if we were conducting a count this year.
Walter
August 30th - 9 More Birdies
A big thankyou goes out to Terry 2 and Betty who watched and counted the birds today in my absence. Great to know that there are backup counters when needed! I did some much needed gardening and cut up a large branch that fell during the last crazy storm we had. I conducted a mini 'watch' from the yard this afternoon but saw absolutely nothing over a 1 hour period. Many Goldfinches and a Hummingbird in the yard though.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 2
Total - 9
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 31
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 12
Merlin - 3
Total - 83
I'll be at the park tomorrow (Wednesday) to see if we can squeeze a few more birds out for the month of August. As it appears right now, our next good day might be Sunday or Monday or both...but that could change.
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 2
Total - 9
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 31
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 12
Merlin - 3
Total - 83
I'll be at the park tomorrow (Wednesday) to see if we can squeeze a few more birds out for the month of August. As it appears right now, our next good day might be Sunday or Monday or both...but that could change.
Walter
August 29th - Another 7 Birds
We had another 7 birds fly by us today over Rosetta. Most of the birds seen today were likely 'up-flight birds' (birds that have landed and stayed the night somewhere before the watch site). As these birds continue their southbound journey the next morning, they fly passed the watch site at a fairly low level. Today the birds were seen just above the tree tops.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Total - 7
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 29
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk -8
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 11
Merlin - 1
Total - 74
A Great Egret was seen flying eastward this morning, maybe just going as far as Bluffer's Park.
Carol, Berle, Peter, Pat, Nancy, Terry 2, Gunnar, and Betty all stopped by today.
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Total - 7
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 29
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk -8
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 11
Merlin - 1
Total - 74
A Great Egret was seen flying eastward this morning, maybe just going as far as Bluffer's Park.
Carol, Berle, Peter, Pat, Nancy, Terry 2, Gunnar, and Betty all stopped by today.
Walter
August 28th - The Sharpies Are Coming!
With today's massive hurricane (Irene) driving it's way up the east coast, it brought favourable winds from the north to our area. As I arrived this morning at 7:30 AM and just finished setting up, I looked up to see an Osprey rising up above the bluffs out in front of me. Not a bad way to start off the day. With today's birds we've nearly doubled our numbers for the month making the count a little more respectable.
Today:
Osprey - 4
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 19
American Kestrel - 6
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 26
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 11
Merlin - 1
Total - 67
One of the 4 Osprey seen today.
Other birds of note today were Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Black-and-White Warbler.
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
I'd like to thank Ann for the wonderful images that she captured today.
Our group of watchers today consisted of: Lorne, Mike #2, Ann, Carol, Colin, Marguerite, Pat, Nancy, Lee, Mike #3, and Berle. Thanks all for your help.
Tomorrow's (Monday) predicted NW 15kph winds might bring a few more birds by our way. Hope to see you at the park.
Walter
Today:
Osprey - 4
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 19
American Kestrel - 6
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 26
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 11
Merlin - 1
Total - 67
One of the 4 Osprey seen today.
Other birds of note today were Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Black-and-White Warbler.
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
I'd like to thank Ann for the wonderful images that she captured today.
Our group of watchers today consisted of: Lorne, Mike #2, Ann, Carol, Colin, Marguerite, Pat, Nancy, Lee, Mike #3, and Berle. Thanks all for your help.
Tomorrow's (Monday) predicted NW 15kph winds might bring a few more birds by our way. Hope to see you at the park.
Walter
August 25th - Another Slow Day
Well so far August has been a little slower than expected. I thought the winds today might have brought a few more birds our way but the predicted 25 kph NW winds didn't come until later in the afternoon. The afternoon showers were not in the Weather Network's forecast that I read before leaving the house. Should we expect a big count day real soon?...I certainly hope so! Our short flurry of raptors all came before 12:00 PM. Later in the day at 5:50 PM, Lee had an adult Bald Eagle circling down low above a street close to the park. As the eagle soared on a thermal, it stayed in view long enough for Lee to park her car and grab her binoculars to get a better view. Thanks for the update Lee.
Today:
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult 5:50 PM)
Northern Harrier - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
To Date:
Turkery Vulture - 2
Osprey - 4
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 1
Total - 35
Other bird sightings today included; 2 Trumpeter Swans that flew by fairly close, Double-crested Cormorants by the thousands feeding out on the lake, 300+ Chimney Swifts and many Barn Swallows flying westward overhead. The 2 local Red-tails and the Cooper's Hawk put on wonderful flying displays this afternoon as they hunted for lunch.
I'd like to thank Betty, Pat and Nancy, and Terry 2 for coming down today and hanging in there for so long waiting for the birds to show.
I won't be present at the park on Friday or Saturday so if you see anything, including Frank, please let me know as soon as you can.
Walter
Today:
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult 5:50 PM)
Northern Harrier - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
To Date:
Turkery Vulture - 2
Osprey - 4
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 7
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 1
Total - 35
Other bird sightings today included; 2 Trumpeter Swans that flew by fairly close, Double-crested Cormorants by the thousands feeding out on the lake, 300+ Chimney Swifts and many Barn Swallows flying westward overhead. The 2 local Red-tails and the Cooper's Hawk put on wonderful flying displays this afternoon as they hunted for lunch.
I'd like to thank Betty, Pat and Nancy, and Terry 2 for coming down today and hanging in there for so long waiting for the birds to show.
I won't be present at the park on Friday or Saturday so if you see anything, including Frank, please let me know as soon as you can.
Walter
August 22nd - A Better Day Today
Today was a better for hawk watching then what we've had lately with our first northwest winds and cooler temperatures. Most of the gang showed up early today in hopes of seeing lots of raptors but unfortunately that didn't quite materialize. Our first bird of the day, a Northern Harrier, flew by at 8:45 AM this morning. The rest of the birds came through slowly over the course of the morning up until roughly 12:30 PM when things came to an end. In all we had 13 raptors for the day, the best one being an adult Broad-winged Hawk which Colin informed us was surprisingly early. He seemed to think that it might even be the earliest one that he's ever seen. That would be great news for our Hawk Watch because Colin has been watching hawks at various sites since 1975!
Here are a few fantastic photos from today:
Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile)
Cooper's Hawk (local)
Red-tailed Hawk (local)
Betty gave us all a laugh with her wonderful 'birding' socks.
The Rosetta gang during a lull in the action.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 3
Osprey - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 2
Total - 13
To Date:
Turkery Vulture - 2
Osprey - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 6
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 4
Total - 29
Today I didn't keep a count for the songbirds seen or heard at the park but of note were 3 Common Loons flying out over the lake and sereval Hummingbirds darting around. A Viceroy butterfly was seen by many as it hung around under the apple tree and on the butterfly bush. Dragonflies were out in great numbers again today mostly consisting of Black Saddlebags and Green Darners. A Great Black Wasp was seen again today just beyond the fence. This is another insect that has recently found it's way up in to Ontario from the US, hurray for global warming!!!
Today's hawk watching group was: Carol, Terry 2, Colin, Betty, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Meghan, Peter, Ann, Murray, Gunnar, and myself.
With tomorrow morning's (Tuesday) predicted west wind, we might see a few birds that moved south today.
Walter
Here are a few fantastic photos from today:
Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile)
Cooper's Hawk (local)
Red-tailed Hawk (local)
Betty gave us all a laugh with her wonderful 'birding' socks.
The Rosetta gang during a lull in the action.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 3
Osprey - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 2
Total - 13
To Date:
Turkery Vulture - 2
Osprey - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 7
Broad-winged Hawk - 6
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 4
Total - 29
Today I didn't keep a count for the songbirds seen or heard at the park but of note were 3 Common Loons flying out over the lake and sereval Hummingbirds darting around. A Viceroy butterfly was seen by many as it hung around under the apple tree and on the butterfly bush. Dragonflies were out in great numbers again today mostly consisting of Black Saddlebags and Green Darners. A Great Black Wasp was seen again today just beyond the fence. This is another insect that has recently found it's way up in to Ontario from the US, hurray for global warming!!!
Today's hawk watching group was: Carol, Terry 2, Colin, Betty, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Meghan, Peter, Ann, Murray, Gunnar, and myself.
With tomorrow morning's (Tuesday) predicted west wind, we might see a few birds that moved south today.
Walter
August 21st - An Update
Just wanted to let you know that I've been busy these past 2 days dealing with a family matter and have not been to the park. If anyone was there and saw any 'migrants' please let me know as soon as you can, thanks. Tomorrow (Monday) is shaping up to be our first good day with winds from the north-west at 20-25 kph, if it holds. Let's hope the birds read the forecast! See you there.
Walter
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