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on: January 29, 2008, 06:46:27 AM
Monday was a day for hawks around the GTA . I counted 22 along the 401 , 410 , 403 and the DVP . The were 3 red tails in one tree just south of Eglinton on the east side of the DVP. Maybe they out speed dating . lol
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Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 09:58:12 AM
i think i might've seen a red tail around the 427 and evans cross on the 25th...it was hunting on one of the overgrown dirt mounds :)

i had no idea so many stayed for the winter!
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Reply #2 on: January 30, 2008, 11:38:47 AM
Is it just me or are there an extraordinary amount of RT's around this winter?  I don't recall seeing so many ever before.  I counted 12 different birds along Lawrence from Orton Park to the DVP this morning as the winds just started to pick up.  I see the ones around Eglinton and the DVP all the time as well as the resident around Eglinton and Leslie almost daily.
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Reply #3 on: January 30, 2008, 11:50:37 AM
Quote from: "Jaedon"
Is it just me or are there an extraordinary amount of RT's around this winter?  I don't recall seeing so many ever before.  I counted 12 different birds along Lawrence from Orton Park to the DVP this morning as the winds just started to pick up.  I see the ones around Eglinton and the DVP all the time as well as the resident around Eglinton and Leslie almost daily.


i just started birding last year - so i am unsure what the numbers were in years past. but i can say that throughout the entire year of 2007, i have not visited high park once without seeing at least two sightings, if not more!
do red tails usually migrate to warmer climates? perhaps this is a global warming issue?
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Reply #4 on: January 30, 2008, 12:18:58 PM
there have been a pair of RT's hunting at Parklawn and Lakeshore behind the Raba in the green space for the month or so.
I watch them almost daily and get a great "birds eye view" for the 11th floor :)
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Reply #5 on: February 02, 2008, 07:54:45 PM
This list might be of interest to those who think there are more hawks around.  I'm very new to birding so I can't say if there are more than in other years.

http://www.thestar.com/article/298660
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Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 08:04:31 AM
the Sun ran a similar article.  The star article however has a bit more detail.  Thanks for the link.
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