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Going around The Great Lakes in the spring, there are a couple of really good hawk migration spots to watch. Hawkwatches along the Lake Ontario to the north of us, because the hawks come up and they hit Lake Ontario, and they’ll fly over it, so they go around, and around the corner of those things, the hawks concentrate into large numbers.
- Jeff Szuc
- The Purpose of The Atlas
- How An Atlas Works
- Who Can Participate?
The goal of the Atlas is to map the distribution and relative abundance of Ontario’s approximately 300 species of breeding birds – from as far south as Middle Island in Lake Erie, to Hudson Bay in the north. The data collected over five years provides essential information for researchers, scientists, government officials and conservation professio...
Simply put, an atlas divides the province into 10×10 km squares and then birders find as many breeding species as possible in each square. Atlassers who know birds well by song can do 5-minute “Point Counts”, 25 of which are required to provide an index of the abundance of each species in a square. Regional Coordinators organize the volunteers and ...
Although anyone is welcome to participate in the Atlas, higher levels of birding skill will improve your efficiency and the amount you will be able to contribute. Finding all the species in your square is a lot easier if you can identify birds by their songs, especially because atlassing largely happens in the summer when vegetation is thick, and b...
The goal of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is to map the distribution and relative abundance of the approximately 300 species of breeding birds in the province. The atlas is a collaborative undertaking of Ontario Nature , Birds Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service – Ontario Region , Ontario Field Ornithologists and the Ontario Ministry of ...
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The map viewer is an interactive tool that shows Atlas blocks, squares, and planned Atlas point count locations in the context of First Nation Reserve lands. Zoom in to see planned Atlas point count locations along with First Nation reserve lands ( First Nations Locations and Aboriginal Lands of Canada Legislative Boundaries ). Permission is ...
Jul 20, 2021 · The new RPI analyses examine the last decade of migration counts for 26 raptor species from 76 sites stretching from Panama to Canada. One finding reveals that one of the most-commonly observed migrants, the sharp-shinned hawk, has declined at 47% of count sites.
The data collection for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is primarily a volunteer-based initiative, but it also involves some dedicated staff and field crews, primarily in the northern parts of the province. The Atlas was first completed in 1981-1985, and was then repeated in 2001-2005, so this effort will be the third iteration.
Sep 27, 2021 · On The Wild Side: Ospreys among migrating raptors to be seen along Lake Ontario shore this fall September 27, 2021 September 24, 2021 Photo above, an adult and juvenile osprey.
