I look forward to another good season of migrant raptor counting from the south
platform of Cranberry Marsh in southwest Whitby. Indeed, we have snuck in 3
pre-start days!
Today the following non-raptors were seen on/over the wetland--1 Baird's
sandpiper, 1 Willet, several Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Short-billed Dowitcher, 2
Soras, 1 Black-bellied Plover; 3 Green Herons, 8 Black-crowned Night herons,
40+ Great Blue Herons, 34 Great Egrets. Today we watched the latter agilely
doing aerial acrobatics and one carried a 2-m. stick around the wetland!
A Black-billed Cuckoo was noted yesterday.
Among the local raptors were 2 juv. Turkey Vultures, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Osprey.
We noted only 2 migrating raptors-both Ospreys
Friday, August 22, 2007 at CMRW
--Observation time--8am to 11am (hawk-time)
Counter--Doug Lockrey
Observers--Jim McKnight, Charlie Adey, Karl Jennewein, Dan Kaczynski, Kin &
Sherry Lau
Day's Count TOTAL
Turkey Vulture 0 0
Osprey 2 9
Bald Eagle 0 1
Northern Harrier 0 2
Sharp-shinned 0 1
Cooper's 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0
Red-shouldered 0 0
Broad-winged 0 3
Red-tailed 0 1
Rough-legged 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1
Merlin 0 0
Peregrine 0 0
Unidentified 0 0
TOTAL 2 18
Weather--humid, 25C, SW wind; TUV=0
>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
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