Epic Hawkwatching - Wheatley - October 10th

Wheatley, ON - Hawkwatching - all day - on October 10th


Turkey Vulture 4703
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 403
Cooper's Hawk 13
Bald Eagle 41 all going SW
Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Broad-winged Hawk 45
Red-tailed Hawk 189
American Kestrel 69
Merlin 5
Peregrine Falcon 6

Total - 5501 !!!

There were some other highlights - check out the ebird checklist 

- http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/email?subID=S20197956

We beat some of the big dogs - Detroit River had more birds, but really only more vultures:

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=786617&MLID=ON&MLNM=Ontario

Holiday Beach - again, slightly less vultures, but more of everything else - 

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=786779&MLID=ON&MLNM=Ontario

Hawk Cliff - closer on the "good stuff" - but actually less vultures. 

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=786851&MLID=ON&MLNM=Ontario

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So many vultures!