Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Tuesday, Sep.9/08
Observation time: 0800-1530 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey,Ross Lamb, Geoff Carpentier
Observers: many
With winds out of the NW, thermals of 300ft./min. and a rising BP it was
wonderful to see 178 migrating hawks, along with absolutely thousands of
dragonflies and hundreds of Monarchs
.
Non-raptor Observations: many r-t Hummingbirds, a platform-visiting VIRGINIA
RAILand many warblers.
Wednesdat, Sep.10/08
Observation time-0800-1330EST
Official counter-Geoff Carpentier
Observers--many
With thermals of 300ft./min. and a rising BP we had a continuum of yesterday,
in spite of light S winds, with 110 migrating hawks, including our first
RED-SHOULDERED
>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 t .e 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 Sep.9&10Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- ----------------
----------------- ------------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 32 34
39
Osprey(OS) 13 33
89
Bald Eagle(BE) 5 7
7
Northern Harrier (NH) 6 8
13
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 150 183 226
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 3 6 11
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 4 5 8
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 1 2 9
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 61 73 84
Merlin(ML) 4 9
10
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) 3 8
10
Total: 288 370
514
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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