Cranberry Marsh southwest Whitby, Ontario (south down Hall's Rd. from Victoria St.)
Observation time: from 8am to 11am on both Sep.20 & 21 Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Jim Skene, Jody Melanson, Jim Fairchild, John Stirrat, Ross Lamb, Mike Newell, Charlie Adey, Jim Munroe, Pat Schleiffer, Jim McKnight, Jerry Ball, Donna Foster, Miles Hearn Weather:on Sep.20-cloudless morning, 20C, TUV=2; rising BP with light N winds--condusive to "some" migrating raptors (indeed, 62 came through in the first 2.5 hours); then, on Sep.21--lakefront haze all morning made viewing very difficult; 20C, light S wind; TUV=1; falling BP Raptors--see table below Non-raptor Observations: On Sep.20 many thousands of Blue Jays were seen streaming off Thickson Pt. westward all morning; 20+ Am.pipits(70+ on Sep.20), Sparrows--LINCOLN' S, FIELD, Song, White-throated, WHITE-CROWNED,Swamp; E.phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-eyed Vireo, Warblers--Black-throated Green, Magnolia, black-&-white, Am.redstart; Rose-breasted grosbeaks Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20 & 21, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Sep.20 & 21 Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 96 98 Osprey 1 98 133 Bald Eagle 0 17 19 Northern Harrier 2 64 70 Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 1245 1263 Cooper's Hawk 1 18 20 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 3135 3149 Red-tailed Hawk 1 63 71 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 12 390 425 Merlin 0 16 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8 Unknown 26 32 Total: 16 5176 5306 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.28/1021 - Release Date: 9/21/2007 2:02 PM _______________________________________________ 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
