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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: jjmb on February 01, 2009, 04:52:48 PM

Title: Bald E and Owls at the Spit
Post by: jjmb on February 01, 2009, 04:52:48 PM

Walked the Spit on Saturday early a.m. Wasn't too bad temperature-wise. Spotted 3 GHO's, a Snowy sitting on the ice (another birder shared that he had seen a second greyer one as well), White Winged Crossbills, 1 Flicker, Chickadees, Tree Sparrows, 1 Harrier and 1 Coopers.

But the highlight was seeing an adult Bald Eagle, down towards the trees by the lighthouse. It perched for a while, then flew, and perched again, then eventually flew off over the lake.

Also saw 2 coyotes on the ice.

An off to Amherst Island next weekend. Did anyone make it there this weekend and have any updates?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Bald E and Owls at the Spit
Post by: flashbulb on February 02, 2009, 06:07:35 AM

Quote from: "jjmb"

Walked the Spit on Saturday early a.m. Wasn't too bad temperature-wise. Spotted 3 GHO's, a Snowy sitting on the ice (another birder shared that he had seen a second greyer one as well), White Winged Crossbills, 1 Flicker, Chickadees, Tree Sparrows, 1 Harrier and 1 Coopers.

But the highlight was seeing an adult Bald Eagle, down towards the trees by the lighthouse. It perched for a while, then flew, and perched again, then eventually flew off over the lake.

Also saw 2 coyotes on the ice.

An off to Amherst Island next weekend. Did anyone make it there this weekend and have any updates?

Thanks.

Hi,

I was at Amherst on Saturday with Bob Bowles and we counted 36 Rough-legged hawks, 15 redtails, 5 snowy, 1 sawwhet and longeared in Owl woods, 2 kestrals, 1 northern shrike, a coyote on the ice