Dave, Lee, and one or two others stayed after Theresa and everyone else left and added another 14 birds to the count.
Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch, Toronto
26 October 2017
8:30am - 4:30pm
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 142
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 36
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 26
Rough-legged Hawk - 2
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 3
Total - 225
immature Golden Eagle (Kris)
Eagle Time DST:
12:44pm - GE (immature)
02:32pm - BE (adult)
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2660
Osprey - 34
Bald Eagle - 65
Northern Harrier - 79
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 574
Cooper's Hawk - 33
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 5
Broad-winged Hawk - 60
Red-tailed Hawk - 154
Rough-legged Hawk - 3
Golden Eagle - 2
American Kestrel - 223
Merlin - 23
Peregrine Falcon - 26
Unidentified Accipiter - 1
Unidentified Buteo - 11
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Eagle - 0
Unidentified Raptor - 5
Total - 3961
Other Birds:
Flying overhead:
Red-winged Blackbirds (2500+), American Robins (250), Eastern Bluebirds (200 or more), Blue Jays (100+), Golden-crowned Kinglet (65, many landing in the park), Cedar Waxwings (25), Common Loons (12), American Crows (10)
On the lake:
Red-breasted Mergansers (525+)
In the park:
Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, American Goldfinches, Brown Creepers (2), Carolina Wren (singing), Hermit Thrush (atleast 1), plus all the usual suspects.
Insects:
Monarch - 71
Painted Lady - 9
Hawkwatchers:
Joyce, Berle, Sonja, Kris, Ron, Nolan, Theresa, Sheldon, Bruce, Norm, Jessie, Betty, Dave, Carole, Brian, Joe, Rosemary, Terry, Lee, Blaine, and several newcomers. Thank you all. (Theresa)
Walter
