in the mid-afternoon Hugh Curry saw 3 CACKLING GEESE at Sobey's Pond--in front
of the Sobey's Warehouses on the north side of Victoria St., west of the
Iroquois Sports Complex.
Medium to strong N/NW winds and a rising BP brought at least 35 observers to
help with the raptor count over a period of 6.5 hours. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR
THEIR GREAT CONTRIBUTION.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sunday, Sep.28/08
Observation time: 0800-1430EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey,Rayfield Pye
Observers: Jean Iron, Hugh Curry, Jerry Ball, Greg Stuart, Craig McLauchlan,
Joyce Collier-Brown, Lou Root (Rochester,NY), Paul McGee, Norm Schipper, Jack
Toker, Charlie Adey, Karl Jennewein, Rosemary Harris, Julie Berger, Janice
Melendez, AND many others who arrived as I took a short respite.
The weather---medium/strong N/NW winds, rising BP; 19C. The Thermal Updraft
Velocity was given as 0, but many of the raptors were certainly riding on
thermals.
The migrating hawks were coming in on 3 fronts, keeping us very much alert. It
was a pleasure to listen to my many observers calling out the features that
dictated the identifications. KESTRELS AND SHARP-SHINNEDS WERE MOVING THROUGH
RAPIDLY. (see table below)
Non-raptors- thousands of MIGRATING BLUE JAYS;
along the path--yellow-bellied sapsucker, SCARLET TANAGER, rose-breasted
grosbeak;
in the wetland--swamp sparrow, marsh wren, 1 r-t hummingbird, black ducks,
gadwalls, pintails, greater scaup AND leopard frogs
on the lake--108 common loons (various ages), HORNED GREBE, 1 LONG-TAILED DUCK
>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 Sep.28Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- ------------- -------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 18 260
265
Osprey(OS) 3 89
145
Bald Eagle(BE) 2 43
43
Northern Harrier (NH) 3 43
48
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 63 466 1009
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 13 52 57
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 2039 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 1 34
41
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 88 474 485
Merlin(ML) 0 18
19
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 2 9
10
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
2
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 1 26 28
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TOTAL 194 4057
4201
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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