Both days very slow. Strong south east winds.
1 American Kestrel
October 4, 2015
1 Turkey Vulture.
Hopefully the winds will change and some better flight.
October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015
TODAY SIGHTINGS
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Photos by Arvo
Bald Eagle
Photo by Lee
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Photo by Kris
Bald Eagle
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE - WALTER IS HOME.
TODAY SIGHTINGS
Northern Harrier. 1
American Kestrel. 3
Sharp-shinned hawk.. 7
Turkey Vulture 5
Merlin. 3
Bald Eagle. 2. Both imm 11:35 and 12:35
OTHER SIGHTINGS
Loons 5
Other Raven, E.Towhee (male and female), 4 fighter jets being refuelled.
Observers. Alison,Peter,Diane,Vicki,Dave,
UTSC Ornitholoy glass, Prof Weir, lee
Photos by Arvo
Bald Eagle
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE - WALTER IS HOME.
Thursday Oct 1, 2015
Oct 1, 2015
Turkey Vulture - 18
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 10
Cooper's Hawk - 0
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 0
Total - 37
People: Allison, Betty, Kevin Hugh, Arvo, Beryl, Janina, Ron, Dave, Lee Ann and Cory.
Sept 30, 2015 A great day
Today: Sept 30, 2015
Turkey Vulture - 185
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 26
Northern Harrier - 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 99
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 21
Merlin - 3
Peregrine Falcon - 4
Total - 376
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 189
Osprey - 88
Bald Eagle - 49
Northern Harrier - 111
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2021
Cooper's Hawk - 12
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk -20
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 267
Merlin - 71
Peregrine Falcon - 22
Total - 2939
Eagle Time (DST):
10:07am - BE (imm)
Mammals:
Nothing of note
Hawk Watchers:
Pat and Nancy, Bruce, Ann, Betty, Terry, Allison, Peter, Dave, Norm, Carol, Theresa, Manny, Berle, Arvo, Vicki, Diane, Kris, (sorry if we forgot you) Ann
Turkey Vulture - 185
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 26
Northern Harrier - 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 99
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 21
Merlin - 3
Peregrine Falcon - 4
Total - 376
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 189
Osprey - 88
Bald Eagle - 49
Northern Harrier - 111
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2021
Cooper's Hawk - 12
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk -20
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 267
Merlin - 71
Peregrine Falcon - 22
Total - 2939
Eagle Time (DST):
10:07am - BE (imm)
10:35am - BE (imm)
11:11am - BE (imm)
11:14am - BE (adult)
11:14am - BE (imm)
11:30am - BE (adult)
11:42am - BE (imm)
12:14pm - BE (imm)
12:23pm - BE (imm)
12:25pm - BE (adult)
12:28pm - BE (imm)
12:45pm - BE (imm)
12:45pm - BE (imm)
12:49pm - BE (imm)
12:58pm - BE (imm)
12:58pm - BE (imm)
1:16pm - BE (adult)
1:42pm - BE (adult)
1:55pm - BE (adult)
2:55pm - BE (imm)
3:05pm - BE (imm)
3:05pm - BE (imm)
3:05pm - BE (imm)
3:15pm - BE (imm)
3:20pm - GE (imm)
3:30pm - BE (imm)
3:30pm - BE (imm)
Birds:
Blue Jays - 1000's
Loons - 17
Butterflies:
Monarch - very few
Blue Jays - 1000's
Loons - 17
Butterflies:
Monarch - very few
Swallowtail - 1
Orange Sulphur - 1
Mammals:
Nothing of note
Hawk Watchers:
Pat and Nancy, Bruce, Ann, Betty, Terry, Allison, Peter, Dave, Norm, Carol, Theresa, Manny, Berle, Arvo, Vicki, Diane, Kris, (sorry if we forgot you) Ann
one of many bald eagles (Ann)
Two of many turkey vultures (Ann)
One of many Northern Harriers (Ann)
Sharp Shinned Hawk (Ann)
Adult Peregrine Falcon with pigeon in talons (Ann)
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| Two more bald eagles |
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| The hawk crew today. Waves for Walter. |
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| Yellow Bellied Flycatcher |
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| Red Start PHOTO OF THE FIRST GOLDEN EAGLE FOR 2015 BY KRIS ITO  |
update
As most of you already know, Walter wasn’t feeling well last week. Monday morning he was taken to the hospital by ambulance and was unable to speak. We were worried that he had a stroke, but doctors believe he has encephalitis. He started speaking Monday night and I (and many others) also spoke to him on the phone Tuesday morning. He sounded really good but will be in hospital a while longer. In the meantime, we are carrying on with the raptor watch. If you can get to the park, please do so and let me know what you saw. You know how it goes, we need the type of bird of prey and the number you saw. Any other items such as butterflies, different types of birds, mammals and names of other people at the watch will help. As well, if you have photos you can send them along. My email address is "sammielee at rogers.com (replace AT with @)"
We may not be as timely with the blog reports as Walter is but we’ll get to it as soon as we can!
Right now, the easiest way to stay in touch with your fellow raptor watchers is on the Facebook group. The direct link is https://www.facebook.com/
Lee
Sept 29,2015
While Walter is away posts may be shorter than normal. We can catch up later.
Sept 29, 2015
Hawks 0
Sept 29, 2015
Hawks 0
Monarchs 35
Cabbage whites 11
Hawkwatchers: Lee, Terry, Avro
Winds Wed are NNE and broken cloud. May be a lot better. The raptors must be stopped up so they will have to let loose soon.
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| Monarch |
Sep 24th - A Quick Update...
I will update this further tonight...
Today:
Osprey - 7
Northern Harrier - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 30
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 9
Peregrine Falcon - 6
Total - 58
Other Birds:
American Golden Plover - a new species for the park - #207!
Butterflies:
Monarch - 34
Hawk Watchers:
Bill, Terry, Mark, Allison, Betty, Carol, Gary, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Gord, plus several others. Thankyou everyone!
Walter
Today:
Osprey - 7
Northern Harrier - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 30
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 9
Peregrine Falcon - 6
Total - 58
Other Birds:
American Golden Plover - a new species for the park - #207!
Butterflies:
Monarch - 34
Hawk Watchers:
Bill, Terry, Mark, Allison, Betty, Carol, Gary, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Gord, plus several others. Thankyou everyone!
Walter
Sep 23rd - In My Absence
I'd like to thank everyone for their participation in the Watch today in my absence. At present (1:30am!) I feel okay and I'll most likely be back at the park in the morning...don't worry I'm not contagious in any way!
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 39
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 42
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 80
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1861
Cooper's Hawk - 8
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 240
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2451
Other Birds:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Butterflies:
Monarch - 200
Hawk Watchers:
Berle, Bill, Hugh, Lee, Manny, MC, and Terry
Weather Prediction:
Sep 24th - mainly sunny, E 20km/h and gusting (theweathernetwork.com)
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 39
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 42
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 80
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1861
Cooper's Hawk - 8
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 240
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2451
Other Birds:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Butterflies:
Monarch - 200
Hawk Watchers:
Berle, Bill, Hugh, Lee, Manny, MC, and Terry
Weather Prediction:
Sep 24th - mainly sunny, E 20km/h and gusting (theweathernetwork.com)
Walter
Sep 22nd - Red-tailed Hawks
Other than the local Red-tailed Hawks putting on another fantastic show not much else really happened today. Unfortunately most Hawks we saw migrating over the park today were up high and hard to see in all the 'blue'.
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 30
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Total - 33
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 78
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1822
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 240
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2409
Other Birds:
Common Raven - 2 flying along the bluffs
Butterflies:
Monarch - 300+, my best guess
Hawk Watchers:
Mark, Bill, Allison, Dave, Berle, Terry, Kris, Manny, Betty, Hugh, Cori, MC, Lester, and a couple of others.
Weather Prediction:
Sep 23rd - sunny, NE 5 km/h switching to S 10 km/h (theweathernetwork.com)
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 30
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Total - 33
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 78
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1822
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 88
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 240
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2409
local Red-tailed Hawk (Kris)
...and the other local (Kris)
...and together (Walter)
Other Birds:
Common Raven - 2 flying along the bluffs
Butterflies:
Monarch - 300+, my best guess
Hawk Watchers:
Mark, Bill, Allison, Dave, Berle, Terry, Kris, Manny, Betty, Hugh, Cori, MC, Lester, and a couple of others.
Weather Prediction:
Sep 23rd - sunny, NE 5 km/h switching to S 10 km/h (theweathernetwork.com)
Walter
Of Interest...
There will be a rare Supermoon Eclipse over the city this coming Sunday night starting at around 8pm and if you don't have a better/darker place to view it, Rosetta might be your best option. If the sky is clear, I'll see you at the park.
The Star - Where to see Sunday's rare Supermoon Eclipse over Toronto
Walter
The Star - Where to see Sunday's rare Supermoon Eclipse over Toronto
Walter
Sep 21st - Very Similar Conditions to Yesterday
Today:
Osprey - 5
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 128
American Kestrel - 7
Merlin - 7
Total - 155
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 77
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1792
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 87
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 239
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2376
Other Birds:
Brown Creeper - 1 in the big maple tree directly behind us
Common Loon - 6 counted today
Common Raven - 3 flying along the bluffs
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 seen in the northwest corner
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 seen on the east side of the park
Butterflies:
Monarch - 500+, my best guess as again today many were flying over the park way up high.
Hawk Watchers:
Bill, Mark, Terry, Pat & Nancy, Hugh, Judy, Arvo, Dave, Berle, Don, Ann, Betty, Cori, Carol, MC, Janina, and a few others who popped down.
Weather Prediction:
Sep 22nd - mainly sunny to sunny, E 10km/h switching to S 10km/h (theweathernetwork.com)
See you at the park,
Walter
Osprey - 5
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 128
American Kestrel - 7
Merlin - 7
Total - 155
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 72
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 77
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1792
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 87
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 239
Merlin - 54
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2376
a near adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (Ann)
(note the 'reddish' horizontal barring on the underside and yellow coloured
eye - a full adult would have a red coloured eye)
two juvenile Sharpies (Ann)
Other Birds:
Brown Creeper - 1 in the big maple tree directly behind us
Common Loon - 6 counted today
Common Raven - 3 flying along the bluffs
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 seen in the northwest corner
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 seen on the east side of the park
local Red-tailed Hawk (Ann)
such a thrill for many park goers (Ann)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Ann)
Butterflies:
Monarch - 500+, my best guess as again today many were flying over the park way up high.
Hawk Watchers:
Bill, Mark, Terry, Pat & Nancy, Hugh, Judy, Arvo, Dave, Berle, Don, Ann, Betty, Cori, Carol, MC, Janina, and a few others who popped down.
Weather Prediction:
Sep 22nd - mainly sunny to sunny, E 10km/h switching to S 10km/h (theweathernetwork.com)
See you at the park,
Walter
Sep 20th - The Sharpies Just Keep on Comin'!
Not quite the day that most had hoped for but still not bad. Judging by reports and photos I've seen, it appears that you could've stood anywhere from the lake all the way up to Steeles Avenue and saw migrating hawks! Hopefully some people took notice of the bird migration over their neighbourhoods! Anyway, at Rosetta most birds were flying just a little too high for most to enjoy.
Today:
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 245
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 10
Merlin - 4
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 280
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 67
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1664
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 87
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 232
Merlin - 47
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2221
Eagle Time (DST):
10:24 - BEx2 (adult)
Today:
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 245
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 10
Merlin - 4
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 280
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 67
Bald Eagle - 23
Northern Harrier - 69
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1664
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 87
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 232
Merlin - 47
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Total - 2221
Eagle Time (DST):
10:24 - BEx2 (adult)
first light! (Walter)
a Sharpie taking a dive straight down! (Lee)
Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)
Merlin (Lee)
Sharpie! (Ann)
Peregrine Falcon (Ann)
Northern Harrier (Mike)
as BIGFRANK called it "Striatus coming at us!" (Mike)
Other Birds:
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 seen in the northwest corner of the park
Cackling Goose - 1 mixed in with a group of Canada Geese
Canada Goose - many small flocks migrating over the park early in the day
White-throated Sparrow - numbers are increasing around the gardens
Butterflies:
Monarch - 1500+ - likely a very conservative guess!
a Walking Stick (Ann)
...and an Orb Weaver spider (Ann)
Hawk Watchers:
Phil, Lorne, Peter, Mike, Mark, Monika, Martha, Allison, Norm, Ann, Laural, Richard, Carol, Lester, Pat & Nancy, Berle, Eleanor, Lee, Dahye, Betty, Hugh, and many others who stopped by! Thankyou for another wonderful day.
Weather Prediction:
Sep 21st - mix of sun and cloud, E 5km/h increasing to 15km/h (theweathernetwork.com)
Walter
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