With lmedium N winds and a rising Barometric pressure AND a TUV of 200ft./min
we felt that there may be a 5th consecutive reasonable migratory hawk count at
the Cranberry Marsh platform.
Indeed, the blue sky hindered viewing, but to see 3 BALD EAGLES (all immature)
floating over our heads at 0955, 1020 and 1100est was quite thrilling.
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CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Mon.Oct6/08
Observation time: 0800-1100EST, 1300-1400EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Jim McKnight
Observers: Karl Jennewein, Craig McLauchlan, Jim Skene, Les and Jean Sayer,
Linda Bennett (Ottawa)
The weather---medium N winds; rising BP; 12C; TUV=2. 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, ruby-crowned kinglet, catbird, n.flicker, palm
warbler, red-breasted nuthatch, c.yellowthroat, yellow-rumped, magnolia,
Nashville warblers
>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.6 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
-------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 149 1651
1916
Osprey(OS) 0 1
147
Bald Eagle(BE) 3 13
56
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 16
64
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 10 261 1260
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 26
83
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 1 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 4 56
97
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 40 169 659
Merlin(ML) 2 4
23
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 1 2
12
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) 1 3
31
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TOTAL 173 2199
6404
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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