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Hey Birders,
Brandon Holden and I did a hawk watch at Seacliffe today, from 10:45-3:15. We had 6,558 birds, predominantly Turkey Vultures.
Highlights: Golden Eagle - 1 juv. seen at 12:20pm
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 adults, seen separately in the afternoon.
Turkey Vulture - 5,079
Bald Eagle - 10
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 741
Cooper's Hawk - 30
Broad-winged Hawk - 432
Red-tailed Hawk - 45
American Kestrel - 199
Other interesting birds seen migrating; Common Nighthawk - 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3 Chimney Swift - 17
On our way home, we stopped at Wheatley Harbour. A fair number of gulls were on the beach, including 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull's (first-year and an adult). Far offshore a distant Jaeger sp. was seen briefly.
Directions: From the 401, exit at Comber, take Road 77, south to Leamington. Going through Leamington, go west on Seacliffe Driv (road 20) and take this a short distance. I believe the laneway is at 158 Seacliffe Drive. Essentially anywhere along the lakeshore will be good.
Good Birding!
Ken Burrell
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It was an action packed day. Strong winds had birds flying high and low, near and far... Kept us on our toes. We probably under-counted the little guys (AK's and SS's) - since we were busy looking for the bigger birds. But overall a pretty awesome day!
Red-tail, Broad-wing, Sharp-shinned
Click to see more. It was a regular sight to have hundreds of vultures along the horizon.
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