Red-shouldered Hawks-Canoe Lake Road
The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) occurs across much of the eastern half of North America with a northern limit of central Ontario and Maine. Formerly Ontario’s most abundant hawk species, [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Birds at the feeders
Common Grackles have been second only to Red-winged Blackbird in terms of abundance in the area of late. A dedicated group of about 20-40 individuals have been frequenting the feeders [...]
Migration Update- April 28. 2009
Migrants arrived in high numbers over the weekend! The recent warm front was brief but a “cooker” nonetheless, bringing an excellent variety of insectivorous migrants to southern Ontario. This mornings [...]
Migration Census- 24/04/2009
Results (first of season species in bold) Canada Goose 7 Ruffed Grouse 1 Common Loon 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [...]
Funding Announcement
The Migration Research Foundation is pleased to announce that financial support for Frontenac Bird Studies has been received from The John Hackney Foundation for the Noosphere! This grant will go [...]
Scouting for M.A.P.S
I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon scouting possible sites for our intended MAPS stations in the FBS study area. Frontenac Breeding Birds is the flagship program of Frontenac [...]
Migration Census- 20/04/2009
Conditions during this morning’s census were mild with overcast skies and a light easterly wind. The absence of south winds has prevented many migrants from reaching the area. A significant [...]
