Outdoor Ontario
Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Leslie on May 31, 2012, 06:49:27 PM
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So far I know of 2 Cooper's hawks' nest in Toronto, one in Lithuania Park and one Vermont Park. (Does anyone know how the one in Vermont Park is doing?) There seem to be 2 in Mississauga (Maplewood and Riverwood).
The block in which the Lithuania Cooper's are nesting is threatened with development. So it would be nice to know whether or not this actually is half of the 2 nesting sites in Toronto(!).
(Development details: Planning Report: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012 ... -45565.pdf (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-45565.pdf)
City Decision (opposed): http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaI ... 012.EY14.2 (http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2012.EY14.2)
OMB Prehearing Decision (File No. PL090333): http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/english/eDecis ... sions.html (http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/english/eDecisions/eDecisions.html))
So if you know of anywhere else in Toronto that Cooper's are nesting, please let me know. (I'm not looking to disturb, trespass, or even photograph them, just get a count of them.) Or if you know anyone else who has already counted them, please let me know that too.
Thanks,
Leslie
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There are way way more than that. Riverwood/Erindale last year had at least 2 nests plus one sharp-shinned nest, and I suspect 3 cooper's nests. Pretty much any woodlot or wooded neighbourhood will likely have them.
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Thanks, Reuven. I'm sure you're right, for the twin reasons that a) your answer makes sense and b) the standard modesty clause applies ("I'm seeing it; therefore it must be common.") It would be nice to have some data, though.