CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Tues. Oct.21/08
Observation time: 0800-1200EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter: Ron Stephenson, Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Munroe, Jim Skene, Rosemary Harris, Marty Allinson
We figured that the very strong NW winds might bring a good flight of raptors,
BUT the TUV was only 50ft./min.--essentially meaning no thermals to aid those
hawks still waiting out to the east. Rosemary had a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK "sneak in" low from the lake over the meadow behind us. Prior to a late AM
sprinkle 3 Turkey Vultures and 4 Red-tailed Hawks did float through.
Non-raptor highlights--very few Canada Geese; the east-side pond is loaded with
several duck species; 1 FOX SPARROW, several Juncos, 3 other sparrow species
and Robins.
>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.21 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 3 2844
3109
Osprey(OS) 0 2
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 20
63
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 26
74
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 421 1430
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 45
102
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 1
1
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 4 6
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 4 325
366
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 1 4
4
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 206
694
Merlin(ML) 0 8
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 5
15
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 7
10
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 3
6
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 11
39
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TOTAL 8 3934
8139
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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