Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Monday, Aug.25/08
Observation time: 0800-1400 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey,Charles Smith
Observers: Jim Munroe, Jim Skene, Charles Smith, Paul McGee, Tyler Hoar, John
Stirratr, Karl Jennewein and others, along with many visitors
Weather; sunny; medium N wind, Bar.pr.101.7 rising, then steady, TUV=1; temp.
19C
The N winds blew many Ospreys out over the lake, whereupon they struggled to
get back in their quest to fly west. Many Turkey Vultures "battled" the winds
over the wetland, as did 3 resident harriers.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
14 ospreys, 2 northern harriers, 11 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 5 American Kestrels, 2
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 5 Red-taileds,5 unidentifieds
Non-raptor Observations: GREAT EGRET (on the wetland), blue-gray gnatcatcher,
eastern kingbird, belted kingfishers, rose-breasted grosbeak, hummingbirds 2
black-crowned night herons, Baltimore oriole, chestnut-sided warbler, Nashville
warbler; 3 northern shovelers, pintail, CASPIAN TERN
>From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east
>through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the
>lake to the second roadside parking area.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 0
0
Osprey(OS) 14 33
33
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 11 18
18
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 4
4
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 2 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 5 5
5
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 5 6
6
Merlin(ML) 0 0
0
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 2 2
2
Unknown Buteo (UB) 1 1
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
0
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 2 2
2
Total: 44 79
79
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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