Much of the morning was wet and hazy. 20+ shorebirds were seen at Pringle
Creek, on the east side of Brock St.S, Whitby, about 1 km. south of the 401---3
STILT SANDPIPERS, several Solitary Sandpipers and both Yellowlegs.
With off-and-on rain CMRW was covered between 0800 and 1200EST and 1500 to
1600EST, with the BP rising in the last hour--5 of the day's total came
through, including 1 Broad-winged Hawk.
Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Saturday, Sep.6/08
Observation time: 0800-1200, 1500-1600EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Greg Stuart, Karl Jennewein
Weather; rainy, overcast, light NE wind, BP falling, then rising, TUV=0; temp.
20C
OVER 5 HOURS THE ONLY RAPTORS WERE--3 OSPREYS, 2 SHARP-SHINNED AND 1
BROAD-WINGED
Non-raptor Observations: FEW r-t Hummingbirds,
WARBLERS--Black-throated Green, C.yellowthroat,Wilson's, Yellow-rumped; Least
Flycatcher, cedar Waxwings, GREAT EGRET (NO LEG BAND), EASTERN WOOD PEWEE.,
imm. LINCOLN'S SPARROW
>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
------------------ -------------- ---------------- -----------------
------------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 2
7
Osprey(OS) 3 14
70
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 2
2
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 2
7
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 2 25 68
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 2 7
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 1 1 4
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 0
7
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 8 19
Merlin(ML) 0 2
3
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
2
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
1
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 2
4
Total: 6 61
205
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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