Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Sunday, Aug.31/08
Observation time: 0800-1200 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Karl Jennewein, Jim Munroe, Jim McKnight
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO TALK WITH MANY KEEN VISITORS on a warm,sunny, almost
windless morning
Weather; Sunny, Bar.pr.rising; TUV=2; temp. 25C; light N, then SW winds
It was a very slow day re. all birds
Non-raptor Observations: Many Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, GREEN HERON,
Baltimore oriole, rose-breasted grosbeak, least flycatcher, great crested
flycatcher, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, C.YELLOWTHROAT
>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) 0 5
5
Osprey(OS) 1 56
56
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 5
5
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 5 43 43
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 11
11
Merlin(ML) 0 0
0
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 3
32
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 1 1
1
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 2
2
Total: 7 144
144
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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