Hawk Cliff Weekends

The Hawk Ckiff Weekends for 2007, will be held on September 15/16 and September 22/23.

Bird Sightings

Wood ducks are back, I saw my first for 2007 on March 12 . They usually have an egg in a nest box first week of April.

8 Sandhill Cranes in a field March 12.

2 Fox Sparrows March 13.

Rufous-sided towhee remains at the feeder.

1 Eastern meadowlark at Hawk Cliff March 1.

March 15, 5 common golden-eye; 11 Ring-neck duck; 7 Buffle-heads.

Bob Hubert

Bird Sightings, March 12, 2007.

Hi Everyone, Spring is here! I am getting calls and emails daily about sightings. This week the hot birds are Red-winged Blackbirds, Turkey Vultures, and Killdeers seen by Bob Hubert. Ron Kingswood also spotted a Short-eared Owl, Fox Sparrow, Merlin, Brewers Black Bird, and Common Grackles.

Robins seem to abound (or at least everyone seems to have seen one).

Last Thursday, Mom and I went down to Roberts Line to see if we could see the Bald Eagle. Instead we saw a pair of Blue Birds! A pleasant sight for sure. We decided to drive to Port Stanley for the Eagles. Low and behold, just as we were leaving Port two big dark birds came over the ridge near Moore Water Gardens. First glance (while driving) we thought it might be vultures. But no, it was two Bald Eagles! Some other species we spied that day included Red-Tails, Rough Legs, Red-winged black birds, and a Red-bellied Woodpecker. So it was a good birding day. Lunch topped it off as usual. Diane

Wednesday Evening Spring Walks

Meet at Site at 6:30 p.m. – Please wear appropriate footwear.
April 11, Aylmer Wildlife Management Area. – behind Police College.
April 18, Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area, Sparta. (Hummingbird Trail)
April 25, Gillard’s, 42395 Roberts Line. Members Only.
May 2, Fingal Wildlife Management Area, Woods Trail, 35000 Scotch Line.
May 9, Corner’s Corner, 45045 Fruitridge Road.
May 16, Archie Coulter Conservation Area, Brouwers Line.
May 23, Hawk Cliff and then on to Port Stanley.
May 30, Pat and Bruce McLean’s, Walk and Campfire, 5189 Middle River Road, Port Stanley. Members Only.

Christmas Bird Count - 2006

Bird Species Species Total
Common Loon............................... 0
Great Blue Heron............................ 4
Tundra Swan.................................. 256
Mute Swan..................................... 3
Snow Goose.................................. 0
Canada Goose............................... 2744
Wood Duck.................................... 12
Green-winged Teal.......................... 1
American Black Duck...................... 150
Mallard.......................................... 1430
Northern Pintail............................... 29
Gadwell......................................... 0
American Wigeon........................... 0
Canvasback................................... 0
Redhead........................................ 0
Ring-necked Duck.......................... 5
Greater Scaup................................ 1
Lesser Scaup................................. 1
Long-tailed Duck............................ 1
White-winged Scoter....................... 0
Common Goldeneye....................... 2
Bufflehead .................................... 5
Hooded Merganser......................... 0
Common Merganser....................... 38
Red-breasted Merganser................. 92
Turkey Vulture................................ 2
Bald Eagle..................................... 6
Northern Harrier.............................. 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk....................... 15
Cooper’s Hawk............................... 17
Northern Goshawk.......................... 0
Red-shouldered Hawk..................... 1
Red-tailed Hawk............................. 121
Rough-legged Hawk....................... 8
Golden Eagle................................. 0
American Kestrel............................ 0
Merlin............................................ 29
Peregrine Falcon............................ 0
Ring-necked Pheasant.................... 0
Ruffed Grouse............................... 0
Wild Turkey.................................... 160
Northern Bobwhite.......................... 0
American Coot............................... 0
Bonaparte’s Gull............................. 201
Ring-billed Gull............................... 4855
Herring Gull.................................... 3205
Thayer’s Gull.................................. 0
Iceland Gull.................................... 0
Glaucous Gull................................ 1
Great Black-backed Gull.................. 20
(Gull sp.)........................................ 22
Rock Dove..................................... 519
Mourning Dove.............................. 582
Eastern Screech Owl...................... 5
Great Horned Owl........................... 2
Snowy Owl..................................... 0
Long-eared Owl.............................. 0
Short-eared Owl............................. 0
Belted Kingfisher............................ 8
Red-headed Woodpecker............... 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker................. 39
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker................ 2
Downy Woodpecker....................... 123
Hairy Woodpecker.......................... 28
Northern Flicker.............................. 13
Pileated Woodpecker..................... 5
Eastern Phoebe............................. 0
Horned Lark................................... 19
Blue Jay........................................ 995
American Crow............................... 870
Black-capped chickadee................. 541
Tufted Titmouse............................. 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch................... 27
White-breasted Nuthatch................. 60
Brown Creeper............................... 7
Carolina Wren................................. 12
Winter Wren................................... 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet.................. 44
Ruby-crowned Kinglet..................... 7
Eastern Bluebird............................. 82
Hermit thrush.................................. 7
American Robin.............................. 6
Catbird.......................................... 1
Northern Mockingbird..................... 0
Brown Thrasher.............................. 0
Bohemian Waxwing........................ 0
Cedar Waxwing.............................. 40
Northern Shrike............................... 3
Loggerhead Shrike......................... 0
European Starling........................... 6010
Yellow-rumped Warbler................... 1
Common Yellowthroat.................... 0
Northern Cardinal............................ 303
Rufous-sided Towhee..................... 47
American Tree sparrow................... 181
Chipping Sparrow........................... 3
Field Sparrow................................. 18
Song Sparrow................................ 32
Swamp Sparrow............................. 4
White-throated Sparrow.................. 28
White-crowned Sparrow.................. 13
Dark-eyed Junco............................ 1101
Lapland Longspur.......................... 0
Snow Bunting................................. 120
Red-winged Blackbird..................... 39
Eastern Meadowlark....................... 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird................. 0
Rusty Blackbird.............................. 0
Brewer’s Blackbird.......................... 0
Common Grackle............................ 20
Brown-headed Cowbird................... 1821
Pine Grosbeak............................... 0
Purple Finch................................... 1
House Finch................................... 119
White-winged Crossbill................... 0
Common Redpoll........................... 0
Pine Siskin..................................... 0
American Goldfinch........................ 3
Evening Grosbeak.......................... 247
House Sparrow.............................. 1449

Unusual Species
Fox Sparrow..................................
Vesper Sparrow 06......................... 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow 06...................... 0
American Woodcock...................... 3
Ruddy Duck 06.............................. 6
American Pipit 06........................... 1
Baltimore Oriole............................. 1
Lesser Blacked Backed Gull............ 2

Total Birds Seen........................... 29081

Total Species................................ 90