8 hours were put in at the Cranberry Marsh RW on Sep.12, with many thanks to counters Geoff Carpentier and Jim Skene, AND recorder Terri Smith--it was not easy, as the hawks were coming across on several flight paths, high and low. Non-raptor highlights included an unexpected SNOW GOOSE flying south, a NIGHTHAWK, and several warblers--blackpoll, black-throated blue, yellow-rumped and pine among them, and thousands of Green Darner dragonflies in the afternoon.
Cranberry Marsh southwest Whitby, Ontario Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2007-from 0800 to 1600 EST Official Counters: Geoff Carpentier, Jim Skene Observers (for over 2 hours): Bob Shillabeer, Dennis Barry, Donna Foster, Jim Skene, Jody Melanson, Terri Smith, Jean Iron, Margaret Carney, Alan Woods, Michael Freeman, John Wall, Doug Lockrey, Dan Kaczynski; along with 15+ others. Weather: medium N winds; rising BP; TUV=4 (400'/min. rise in thermals was a great indicator of a good raptor flight); 20C Raptor Observations: superb conditions brought many to help with the count--a big day for Broad-wingeds--1448; kettles of over 30 were observed between 0900 and 1200 hours EST. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 36 47 49 Osprey 9 81 116 Bald Eagle 0 11 13 Northern Harrier 11 31 37 Sharp-shinned Hawk 335 769 787 Cooper's Hawk 3 17 19 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1448 1460 1474 Red-tailed Hawk 22 31 39 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 88 229 264 Merlin 2 13 15 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 Unknown 1 14 20 Total: 1956 2706 2836 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] 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
