With light NW winds and a rising Barometric pressure AND a TUV of
300ft./min.(excellent thermals) we expected quite a show at the Cranberry Marsh
platform. It is rare that we would have 4 consecutive "good" days, and, indeed,
it took a while to see great kettling of Turkey Vultures on the thermals. A
break occurred in the noonhour when a rain shower came through
Many raptors were "on high", taking advantage of the thermals.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sun. Oct54/08
Observation time: 0800-1200EST, 1400-1500EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Craig McLauchlan
Observers: Janice Melendez, Karl Jennewein, Craig McLauchlan, Jim Skene, Mark
Ansell, Brian Steele, Heather Rae, Peter D'Arcy, Mark Jensen and othersand many
others.
The weather---light NW winds; rising BP, then falling; 12C; TUV=3. SEE THE
TABLE BELOW RE. THE RAPTORS
Non-raptors- hundreds of MIGRATING BLUE JAYS;
along the path--yellow-bellied sapsucker, white-crowned sparrow, rose-breasted
grosbeak, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet,
catbird, n.flicker, palm warbler, red-breasted nuthatch, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, etc.
>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 Oct.5 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 276 1502
1767
Osprey(OS) 0 1
147
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 10
53
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 15
63
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 42 251 1250
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 25
82
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 1 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 8 52
93
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 39 168 658
Merlin(ML) 0 2
21
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
11
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 5
8
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 2
30
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TOTAL 335 2026
6231
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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