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The mild N-NW winds and blue sky were not the best for a raptor flight, let alone make it easy to spot the birds. However, I am grateful for the large numbers of observers coming to help withe data-collecting. By mid-AM the Red-shouldereds and Red-taileds started to come across, along with 2 very distant GOLDEN EAGLES. Observations made by 15 observers over 6 hours-Oct.26 Counters--Dan Kaczynski, Jim Munroe, Gerry Ball, Doug Lockrey Observers-- Jim Fairchild, Eleanor Wellman, Bettina Murphy, Joyce Collier-Brown, John Stirrat and several others Raptor highlights--19 Red-shouldereds, 107 Red-tailed, 1 Rough-legged, 2 Golden Eagle IN THE LATE AFTERNOON A MERLIN CAME LOW ACROSS THE WETLANDS AND CIRCLED OUR MOUNTED OWL. Non-raptors--Warblers--Wilson's Snipe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, a late R-t Hummingbird, Eastern Kingbird, both Kinglets, our first Am. TREE SPARROW (winter is here!!!), Hermit thrush. 2 FOXES were seen at 0730 out near the roadway. Day's Count TOTAL Turkey Vulture 88 2223 Osprey 0 158 Bald Eagle 0 55 N. Harrier 7 189 Sharp-shinned 37 1728 Cooper's 3 147 Northern Goshawk 0 15 Red-shouldered 19 54 Broad-winged 0 974 Red-tailed 107 633 Rough-legged 1 3 Golden Eagle 2 4 American Kestrel 2 659 Merlin 2 28 Peregrine 1 115 Unidentified 1 96 TOTAL 270 6984 >From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the entrance to the south pathway. >From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.-- Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/496 - Release Date: 10/24/2006