Ann reported seeing 52 Turkey Vultures fly over Rosetta at 1:30pm today. At her home she had 44 at 7:15am! That's pretty early for Vultures.
Walter
Special Post - An Article About The Watch
Here is a link to an interesting article about our Raptor Watch by Mike Adler of MetrolandMedia. Thankfully Mike was at the Watch on a good day when there actually were lots of hawks and butterflies migrating.
Rosetta Mcclain Gardens is route for raptors and butterflies each fall
Walter
Rosetta Mcclain Gardens is route for raptors and butterflies each fall
Walter
Oct 10th - 466 Birds!
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
10 October 2017
09:00am - 04:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 421
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 13
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
American Kestrel - 8
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 466
Eagle Time (DST):
11:20am - BE
01:20pm - BE x3
Other Birds:
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush, House Wren, Winter Wren, Nashville Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Common Loon, Downy Woodpecker, Canada Goose, Brown Creeper, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Cardinal, Great Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, and Ring-billed Gull
Insects:
Monarch - 7500+
Painted Lady - a bunch
Common Buckeye
Sulphur sp.
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Mark, Ann, Betty, Sheldon, Eleanor, Pat & Nancy, Arvo, Berle, Hugh, Dianne, Joyce, Rosemary, Dave, Margaret, and others. Mike and Justin also on hand from the Metro Land papers - watch for their story this Thursday!
Notice:
The bathrooms will close at 3:00pm Monday to Friday as of Oct 10th. The bathrooms will not be opened on the weekends as Oct 10th.
Further reading...
Because I looked up in the air to watch a Monarch float overhead across the backyard, the following happened...
Butchered Gardens Hawk Watch, Toronto
10 October 2017
12:00pm - 02:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 177
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 4
Merlin - 2
Total - 191
Other Birds:
Nashville Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Common Loon, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, American Crow, Ring-billed Gull, Hermit Thrush, European Starling, Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Pigeon, and American Robin
Insects:
Cabbage White - 2
Monarch - 97
Painted Lady - 6
Dragonfly sp. - 1000+
Hawkwatchers:
Walter
See you again soon,
Walter
10 October 2017
09:00am - 04:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 421
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 13
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
American Kestrel - 8
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 466
Eagle Time (DST):
11:20am - BE
01:20pm - BE x3
Other Birds:
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush, House Wren, Winter Wren, Nashville Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Common Loon, Downy Woodpecker, Canada Goose, Brown Creeper, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Cardinal, Great Black-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, and Ring-billed Gull
Insects:
Monarch - 7500+
Painted Lady - a bunch
Common Buckeye
Sulphur sp.
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Mark, Ann, Betty, Sheldon, Eleanor, Pat & Nancy, Arvo, Berle, Hugh, Dianne, Joyce, Rosemary, Dave, Margaret, and others. Mike and Justin also on hand from the Metro Land papers - watch for their story this Thursday!
Notice:
The bathrooms will close at 3:00pm Monday to Friday as of Oct 10th. The bathrooms will not be opened on the weekends as Oct 10th.
Further reading...
Because I looked up in the air to watch a Monarch float overhead across the backyard, the following happened...
Butchered Gardens Hawk Watch, Toronto
10 October 2017
12:00pm - 02:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 177
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 4
Merlin - 2
Total - 191
Other Birds:
Nashville Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Common Loon, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, American Crow, Ring-billed Gull, Hermit Thrush, European Starling, Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Pigeon, and American Robin
Insects:
Cabbage White - 2
Monarch - 97
Painted Lady - 6
Dragonfly sp. - 1000+
Hawkwatchers:
Walter
See you again soon,
Walter
Oct 8th & 9th - 75 Raptors
RMG Raptor Watch, Toronto
08 October 2017
01:30 - 03:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 18
Other Birds:
Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, unID'd Wren sp., American Goldfinch, and Golden-crowned Kinglet
Insects:
Monarch - 800-1000
Dragonfly sp. - many!
Hawkwatchers:
Betty, Bruce F
RMG Raptor Watch, Toronto
09 October 2017
11:00 - 04:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 47
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 57
Other Birds:
Canada Goose, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Woodpecker sp., Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Nashville Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Blackbird sp., American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sonja, Justin, Blaine, Rick & Claire, and Leslie & Mike
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 901
Osprey - 33
Bald Eagle - 51
Northern Harrier - 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 316
Cooper's Hawk - 25
Broad-winged Hawk - 59
Red-tailed Hawk - 49
American Kestrel - 183
Merlin - 20
Peregrine Falcon - 15
Total - 1700
Weather Prediction:
Moderate W wind in the morning switching to NW by 1:00pm. Good luck if you go.
Walter
08 October 2017
01:30 - 03:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 18
Other Birds:
Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, unID'd Wren sp., American Goldfinch, and Golden-crowned Kinglet
Insects:
Monarch - 800-1000
Dragonfly sp. - many!
Hawkwatchers:
Betty, Bruce F
RMG Raptor Watch, Toronto
09 October 2017
11:00 - 04:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 47
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 57
Other Birds:
Canada Goose, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Woodpecker sp., Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Nashville Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Blackbird sp., American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sonja, Justin, Blaine, Rick & Claire, and Leslie & Mike
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 901
Osprey - 33
Bald Eagle - 51
Northern Harrier - 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 316
Cooper's Hawk - 25
Broad-winged Hawk - 59
Red-tailed Hawk - 49
American Kestrel - 183
Merlin - 20
Peregrine Falcon - 15
Total - 1700
Weather Prediction:
Moderate W wind in the morning switching to NW by 1:00pm. Good luck if you go.
Walter
Oct 6th - 2 Kestrels
Lee got word that there were 2 Kestrels seen early this morning heading west over the park.
Walter
Walter
Oct 5th - 10 Raptors and an Owl! (updated)
Update - Just added 3 Turkey Vultures that Kris saw later in the afternoon.
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
05 October 2017
09:00am - 01:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 10
Other Birds:
Short-eared Owl (flying west to east just over the trees), Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper, Dark-eyed Junco, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Blue Jay, and White-throated Sparrow
Insects:
Monarch - 1500
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Kris, Berle, Ron, Betty, Tim, Linda, and Manny
Walter
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
05 October 2017
09:00am - 01:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 10
Other Birds:
Short-eared Owl (flying west to east just over the trees), Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Rusty Blackbird, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper, Dark-eyed Junco, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Blue Jay, and White-throated Sparrow
Insects:
Monarch - 1500
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Kris, Berle, Ron, Betty, Tim, Linda, and Manny
Walter
Oct 1st - 2 Raptors
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
01 October 2017
09:00am - 01:30pm
Today:
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Other Birds:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 35+
Lots of Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets
Hawkwatchers:
Peter K, Norm, Eric, Tiziana, Berle, John, Ron, Hugh, Eleanor, Betty, and Theresa
Walter
01 October 2017
09:00am - 01:30pm
Today:
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Other Birds:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 35+
Lots of Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets
Hawkwatchers:
Peter K, Norm, Eric, Tiziana, Berle, John, Ron, Hugh, Eleanor, Betty, and Theresa
Walter
Sep 30th - Another 500+ Raptor Day.....Actually 600+!!!
Another fantastic day at the Watch.....if you enjoy looking up at an all-blue sky and trying to find pepper specks in it - LOL!!! Thankfully we had some of our best pairs of eyes on-hand today to make sure that the birds weren't going to sneak by overhead quietly. We saw each and every one of the raptors that we counted today - LOL!!! I guess there could've been even more up there somewhere...who knows. Thankyou everybody for all the help today!!!
Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto
30 September 2017
08:00am - 04:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 561
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 7
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 35
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 19
Red-tailed Hawk - 12
American Kestrel - 5
Total - 653
Eagle Time (DST):
09:50am - BE
09:57am - BE
10:18am - BE
10:32am - BE x2
12:20pm - BE
03:15pm - BE
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 836
Osprey - 33
Bald Eagle - 51
Northern Harrier - 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 309
Cooper's Hawk - 24
Broad-winged Hawk - 59
Red-tailed Hawk - 47
American Kestrel - 177
Merlin - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Total - 1611
These photos are courtesy of Mike...
These photos are courtesy of Lee...
Other Birds:
Brant - one large 'blizzard' of them heading south out over the lake to the east of the park.
Loon sp. - 2
Insects:
Monarch - still appears to be a decent number flying along the north shore of the lake.
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Phil, Mike, Bruce M, Ron, Mark, Sonja, Bruce & Copper, Theresa, Gunnar, Betty, Joyce, Berle, Sheldon, Naish, Patti, Sue, Lee, Paul, Beth, Trudy, Eleanor, and many others! Again, thankyou all for your help and camaraderie today.
See you all again soon,
Walter
Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto
30 September 2017
08:00am - 04:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 561
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 7
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 35
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 19
Red-tailed Hawk - 12
American Kestrel - 5
Total - 653
Eagle Time (DST):
09:50am - BE
09:57am - BE
10:18am - BE
10:32am - BE x2
12:20pm - BE
03:15pm - BE
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 836
Osprey - 33
Bald Eagle - 51
Northern Harrier - 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 309
Cooper's Hawk - 24
Broad-winged Hawk - 59
Red-tailed Hawk - 47
American Kestrel - 177
Merlin - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Total - 1611
These photos are courtesy of Mike...
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
another beautifully marked Bald Eagle
These photos are courtesy of Lee...
local Red-tailed Hawk watching songbirds lower down in the tree
off it goes in search of a meal!
Other Birds:
Brant - one large 'blizzard' of them heading south out over the lake to the east of the park.
Loon sp. - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Lee)
Palm Warbler (Lee)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Mike)
Insects:
Monarch - still appears to be a decent number flying along the north shore of the lake.
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Phil, Mike, Bruce M, Ron, Mark, Sonja, Bruce & Copper, Theresa, Gunnar, Betty, Joyce, Berle, Sheldon, Naish, Patti, Sue, Lee, Paul, Beth, Trudy, Eleanor, and many others! Again, thankyou all for your help and camaraderie today.
See you all again soon,
Walter
Sep 29th - Adult Bald Eagle!
I received the following report from Ron via Lee...
Hi Lee,
I watched from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the fence. Saw a fine adult Bald Eagle going west. Also saw an adult Red-tailed Hawk heading west and returning east a few minutes later. Afterwards I checked the northwest corner - loads of White-throated Sparrows, a male Eastern Towhee, and both a Gray-cheeked and a Hermit Thrush. Didn't see any other birders or photographers. Left about 11:15.
Ron
The wind for tomorrow (Saturday) is from the north. It'll be gusting up to roughly 40 kmph in the morning so it should be good for migrating raptors. Bring your most powerful binoculars, spotting scopes, and camera lenses as the birds will likely be way up there once again.
See you at the park,
Walter
Hi Lee,
I watched from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the fence. Saw a fine adult Bald Eagle going west. Also saw an adult Red-tailed Hawk heading west and returning east a few minutes later. Afterwards I checked the northwest corner - loads of White-throated Sparrows, a male Eastern Towhee, and both a Gray-cheeked and a Hermit Thrush. Didn't see any other birders or photographers. Left about 11:15.
Ron
The wind for tomorrow (Saturday) is from the north. It'll be gusting up to roughly 40 kmph in the morning so it should be good for migrating raptors. Bring your most powerful binoculars, spotting scopes, and camera lenses as the birds will likely be way up there once again.
See you at the park,
Walter
Sep 28th - A 500+ Raptor Day! (more photos added!)
What a fabulous Fall day at the Watch, lots of great birds and lots of wonderful people...
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
28 September 2017
8:00am - 5:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 229
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 13
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 92
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
American Kestrel - 119
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon 5
Total - 516
Eagle Time (DST):
10:15am - BE
12:50pm - BE
01:34pm - BE
02:34pm - BE x3
02:36pm - BE
02:50pm - BE
02:53pm - BE
03:09pm - BE
03:48pm - BE
03:51pm - BE
05:26pm - BE
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 275
Osprey - 32
Bald Eagle - 43
Northern Harrier - 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 274
Cooper's Hawk - 22
Broad-winged Hawk - 40
Red-tailed Hawk - 35
American Kestrel - 172
Merlin - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Total - 957
These photos are courtesy of Ann...
Loon sp. - 20
Swan sp. - 3
Insects:
Monarch butterflies and various species of Dragonflies filled the sky once again.
Mammals:
An American Mink was seen early morning in the grass along the top edge of the bluffs.
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Noam, Manny, Ron, Bruce, Betty, Allison, Sheldon, Kris, Jean, Norm, Frieda, Ann, Berle, Terry, Pat & Nancy, John & Zeny, Justin, Joe, Naish, Blane, Joyce, Gillian, Arvo, Ed, Vicki, Diana, and many, many others!!! Thankyou so much everyone for such a great day of hawkwatching!
Weather Prediction:
Rain, rain, and more rain!!!
See you again at the fence,
Walter
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
28 September 2017
8:00am - 5:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 229
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 13
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 92
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
American Kestrel - 119
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon 5
Total - 516
Eagle Time (DST):
10:15am - BE
12:50pm - BE
01:34pm - BE
02:34pm - BE x3
02:36pm - BE
02:50pm - BE
02:53pm - BE
03:09pm - BE
03:48pm - BE
03:51pm - BE
05:26pm - BE
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 275
Osprey - 32
Bald Eagle - 43
Northern Harrier - 35
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 274
Cooper's Hawk - 22
Broad-winged Hawk - 40
Red-tailed Hawk - 35
American Kestrel - 172
Merlin - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Total - 957
These photos are courtesy of Ann...
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
American Kestrel
Turkey Vultures
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Lots of songbirds throughout the park today and hundreds of Blue Jays flying overhead.
These photos are courtesy of Joe...
Red-tailed Hawk
Other Birds:
Loon sp. - 20
Swan sp. - 3
American Goldfinch
American Redstart
Insects:
Monarch butterflies and various species of Dragonflies filled the sky once again.
Mammals:
An American Mink was seen early morning in the grass along the top edge of the bluffs.
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Noam, Manny, Ron, Bruce, Betty, Allison, Sheldon, Kris, Jean, Norm, Frieda, Ann, Berle, Terry, Pat & Nancy, John & Zeny, Justin, Joe, Naish, Blane, Joyce, Gillian, Arvo, Ed, Vicki, Diana, and many, many others!!! Thankyou so much everyone for such a great day of hawkwatching!
Weather Prediction:
Rain, rain, and more rain!!!
See you again at the fence,
Walter
Sep 27th - The Heat and Humidity is Finally Leaving! (updated)
The north winds have arrived, raptors have arrived, and so have the biting Stable Flies! If you're planning on being at the park tomorrow, wear long pants! Thank you both Theresa and Terry for today's reports.
Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto
27 September 2017
08:15am - 01:30pm (Theresa)
01:45pm - 03:30pm (Terry)
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 23
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 11
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 7
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 56
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 46
Osprey - 27
Bald Eagle - 30
Northern Harrier - 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 182
Cooper's Hawk - 19
Broad-winged Hawk - 19
Red-tailed Hawk - 22
American Kestrel - 52
Merlin - 13
Peregrine Falcon - 5
Total - 434
Other Birds:
Canada Goose - 7
Loon sp. - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (locals)
Ring-billed Gull - 15
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Woodpecker sp. - 1
Merlin - 1 (local, chasing the Peregrine Falcon)
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 280
American Crow - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
American Robin - 10
Cedar Waxwing - 5
Palm Warbler - 1
Warbler sp. - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 15
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 5
Insects:
Monarch - 2200
Dragonfly sp. - lots
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Ron, Berle, Chris, Terry, Betty, and Ed
Weather Prediction:
Northwest wind all day long! Should be a great day!
Special added bonus hawk-watching coverage...
With me feeling a little under the weather this morning I only made it as far as the backyard to do a bit of raptor watching. It turned out to be fairly good. With texting back and forth to Theresa I know many of my birds weren't seen at Rosetta. Almost all of the birds seen from the yard were flying due west and would've passed to the north of the park and likely out of sight.
Butchered Gardens Hawk Watch, Toronto
27 September 2017
11:00am - 02:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 15
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 5
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 5
Total - 34
Other Birds:
Canada Goose - 11
Loon sp. - 3
Turkey Vulture - 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Chimney Swift - 2
Insects:
Cabbage White - 4
Monarch - 172 (22 landed in the garden)
Painted Lady - 3
Dragonfly sp. - lots!
Hawkwatcher:
Walter
See you at Rosetta early tomorrow,
Walter
Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto
27 September 2017
08:15am - 01:30pm (Theresa)
01:45pm - 03:30pm (Terry)
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 23
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 11
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 7
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 56
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 46
Osprey - 27
Bald Eagle - 30
Northern Harrier - 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 182
Cooper's Hawk - 19
Broad-winged Hawk - 19
Red-tailed Hawk - 22
American Kestrel - 52
Merlin - 13
Peregrine Falcon - 5
Total - 434
Other Birds:
Canada Goose - 7
Loon sp. - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (locals)
Ring-billed Gull - 15
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Woodpecker sp. - 1
Merlin - 1 (local, chasing the Peregrine Falcon)
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 280
American Crow - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
American Robin - 10
Cedar Waxwing - 5
Palm Warbler - 1
Warbler sp. - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 15
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 5
Insects:
Monarch - 2200
Dragonfly sp. - lots
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Ron, Berle, Chris, Terry, Betty, and Ed
Weather Prediction:
Northwest wind all day long! Should be a great day!
Special added bonus hawk-watching coverage...
With me feeling a little under the weather this morning I only made it as far as the backyard to do a bit of raptor watching. It turned out to be fairly good. With texting back and forth to Theresa I know many of my birds weren't seen at Rosetta. Almost all of the birds seen from the yard were flying due west and would've passed to the north of the park and likely out of sight.
Butchered Gardens Hawk Watch, Toronto
27 September 2017
11:00am - 02:00pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 15
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 5
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 5
Total - 34
Other Birds:
Canada Goose - 11
Loon sp. - 3
Turkey Vulture - 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Chimney Swift - 2
Insects:
Cabbage White - 4
Monarch - 172 (22 landed in the garden)
Painted Lady - 3
Dragonfly sp. - lots!
Hawkwatcher:
Walter
See you at Rosetta early tomorrow,
Walter
Sep 23rd - A Nice Surprise
This afternoon while watching butterfly and dragonfly migration over the backyard I got a nice surprise when this beautiful Bald Eagle flew through.
Also seen flying over was an American Kestrel and 2 local Turkey Vultures.
As for butterflies - between 12:30 - 4:00pm I counted 254 Monarchs flying overhead heading due west, 4 Cabbage Whites, and 5 Painted Ladies. 41 Monarchs landed in the back garden to nectar on various flowers. Dragonflies filled the sky all afternoon.
Keep lookin' up!
Walter
Also seen flying over was an American Kestrel and 2 local Turkey Vultures.
As for butterflies - between 12:30 - 4:00pm I counted 254 Monarchs flying overhead heading due west, 4 Cabbage Whites, and 5 Painted Ladies. 41 Monarchs landed in the back garden to nectar on various flowers. Dragonflies filled the sky all afternoon.
Keep lookin' up!
Walter
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