Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Thursday, Aug.28/08
Observation time: 0800-1100 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Charles Smith, John Stirrat, Jim Fairchild, Joe Noordman, Karl
Jennewein
Weather; overcast, medium SE wind, Bar.pr.falling; TUV=2; temp. 20C
Conditions did not predicate a raptor migration along the waterfront.
Indeed, we had to be happy(!!) with 3 low-flying Turkey Vultures
Non-raptor Observations:The GREAT EGRET showed itself briefly across the marsh.
We had a bit of a field-day observing songbirds among the trees near the
platform-- highlights were --a most cooperative LINCOLN'S SPARROW, a MOURNING
WARBLER. Other warblers--Wilson's, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Nashville,
Yellow-rumped, Yellow, C.Yellowthroat, Am.Redstart, chestnut-sided. Other
birds-- blue-gray gnatcatcher, eastern kingbird, belted kingfishers,
rose-breasted grosbeak, hummingbirds, 2 black-crowned night herons, Baltimore
oriole, red-eyed vireo.
>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. From the 401 westbound--exit at
>Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 3 3
3
Osprey(OS) 0 39
39
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 5
5
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 28 28
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 5
5
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 7
7
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 7
7
Merlin(ML) 0 0
0
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 2
2
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
0
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 2
2
Total: 3 103
103
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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