Condo + Beamer last weekend

Apr 14th at the Condo! Scored two new "Patch" birds... One was a Broad-winged Hawk (sa-weeeet!) and the other was a Tundra Swan that was swimming way out on the open water of Lake Ontario...

Question is - what the heck was that TUSW doing out there?? I figured I had missed them for the spring (in the patch) - but there ya go... I took some pics, but don't have them ready..

Why not post a pic of a Red-shoulder from the Condo (with my point-and-shoot) from late March??

Perfect lead-in to the next day - Apr 15th at Beamer!

Turkey Vulture 192

 
Osprey 3 

 
Bald Eagle 1 

Northern Harrier 5 

Sharp-shinned Hawk 222 

Cooper's Hawk 6

Red-shouldered Hawk 4 

Broad-winged Hawk 4 

 
Red-tailed Hawk 33 

Rough-legged Hawk 1 

American Kestrel 22 

Merlin 3 

Peregrine Falcon 1

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13 species! Only missing Golden and Goshawk whilst I was there... It was sweet to get some good looks at Shoulders and Broad-wings on the same day. Also the falcons put on a show - with darn good looks at the Peregrine (adult)

Other highlights were three uber-low (treetop) Sandhill Cranes that flew right overhead! And a calling Evening Grosbeak that flew east over the tower --- I'm not sure I've ever had this species at Beamer before...


Overall it was a great (freezing cold) day!


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Wonder when this will happen??