RAPTORS AND VULTURES

We saw a Turkey Vulture 
Travelling to Hagar, Ontario, Hwy 535, spotted a scary looking large size bird, pink/red head and black body ..... it appeared to be eating roadkill.

As ...

Maybe Golden Eagles 
There are at least two large Eagles, a very dark brown/black colour, which appear to live in a forested area between London and Lambeth.

They make ...

Peregrine Falcon 
There are several pairs of Peregrine Falcons based around Fanshawe College, just a short distance from our house.

Occasionally, I've seen them in one ...

Bittersweet Wonders of the World. 
July 1, 2010 landed in the middle of the week. Steve, Sam and I went camping at Conestoga Family Campgrounds with Steve's parents, his sister Michelle,...

Turkey Vulture at Belwood Lake  Not rated yet
My son and I spotted what was undoubtedly a Turkey Vulture , several times on the dock at our cottage on Belwood Lake (near Fergus) during the second ...

Rough Legged Hawk?  Not rated yet
One of our readers sent us this question today - I saw a large bird near my house in west-end Toronto today (Aug 4/10). It flew off the ground and perched ...

Hawks in our backyard  Not rated yet
We noticed a hawk in our backyard over the last few days. Today we had quite a treat with 3 in our backyard at once. So we think it may be mom with her ...

Flock of Hawks  Not rated yet
I saw a flock of about 30 Hawks last fall near Oshawa, Ontario. It was a beautiful sight, but I am curious as to whether this is a regular occurrence?...

Large Bird, Huge Nest   Not rated yet
Today I witnessed a large bird of prey carrying what I thought at first was a snake, turns out it was a stick about 3.5 ft long, it actually dropped the ...

Bald Eagle in Lake Scugog, Port Perry  Not rated yet
We live at the north end of Scugog Island in Port Perry, Ontario - great birding spot, just south west of the Crown lands.

My wife was home with our ...

Osprey in Bradford?  Not rated yet
My family and I were driving home through Bradford when I spotted a very large bird on the top of a telephone pole.

It looked black and white in colour....

Raptor over London  Not rated yet
We have watched a type of hawk from our 14th floor apartment building on Ridout St. in London.

This morning it landed on our balcony railing and sat ...

Turkey Vulture  Not rated yet
Barbara from Innisfil, sent us this report of her Turkey Vulture sighting, she says - We live in the Innisfil area. While we were heading out to do some ...

Turkey Vulture, June 7th and 9th, 2010  Not rated yet
Debra, one of our readers from north of Scarborough, sent us this report - Lake Scugog, West shore of Washburn Island, there seems to be just one of them ...

Turkey Vulture June 2010  Not rated yet
Anna, one of our readers from Bala, Ontario, sent us this report from her Kayaking trip - June 3 and June 4, 2010. Byng Inlet, Ontario. Two instances....

Red Tail Hawk with Young  Not rated yet
This very attendant mother lives outside of Monkton, Ontario. Her mate is frequently seen hunting in the area.

What a wonderful picture of a Red ...

Osprey sighting in Oakville!  Not rated yet
My two children, aged 13 and 7, asked me to find the name of a large bird they saw while at the local park. The biggest identifying mark they remembered ...

Turkey Vultures on the Niagara Escarpment  Not rated yet
One of our readers sent us this report of his sighting of Turkey Vultures - Sunday May 16, 2010, today my girlfriend and I went for a hike at Woodend....

Raptor sighting  Not rated yet
Calling all Birdwatchers - we need help from any of our readers who are amateur Ornithologists!

Pam, from Ayton, Ontario sent us this report of her ...

Golden Eagles in Innisfil  Not rated yet
I have had two occasions where I thought I saw a Golden Eagle. This time (beginning of April) I had a witness to what I saw.

My 15 and 16 year old ...

Eagle sighted in South Grey County.  Not rated yet
We need help from all our readers who are amateur Ornithologists! One of our readers sent us this report of her bird sighting, and we need help identifying ...

Merlin in Fort Erie?  Not rated yet
Shannon, one of our readers from Fort Erie sent us this question - Earlier today I was in the Walmart parking lot in Fort Erie, Ontario, when I saw a bird ...

Morning Northern Goshawk  Not rated yet
I woke this morning to find a juvenile Northern Goshawk warming itself in the sunshine, perched on my picnic table. I did manage to get a few nice photos....

Birds of Prey in Barrie  Not rated yet
My 2 yr old son and I were out taking a walk down our street, when he looked up into the sky and pointed to some very large birds flying by.

I thought ...

Kestrels near London, Ontario  Not rated yet
One of our readers sent us this report of her sighting today - When my mother and I were driving south of London today, we saw two Kestrels on the telephone ...