CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Thurs. Oct.23/08
Observation time: 0800-1100, 1200-1300EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Fairchild, Karl Jennewein, John Stirrat, Phil Babin
Medium NE to E winds were possibly responsible for few observers showing up.
Indeed, I worked away on the platform for an hour before the aforementioned
arrived. We enjoyed seeing 4 PURPLE FINCHES (2 adult males) and 10+ RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS (incl. 1 or 2 adult males), BUT the weather conditions were not
conducive to a migratory raptor watch. We all left at 1100EST.
Then I came back, and at 12:20EST our second GOLDEN EAGLE came through-- it was
a sub-adult, having very little white patches on the under wings and tail. Now
then , allow me to apologize for reporting yesterday's GE as a sub-adult--it
was an IMMATURE (LONG WHITE UNDERWING MARKINGS, AND MUCH WHITE IN THE TAIL.).
Between 1220 and 1245 6 more raptors came through-- 2 Turkey Vultures and 4
Red-taileds.
SEE THE TABLE below.
>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.23 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 2 2931
3196
Osprey(OS) 0 2
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 23
66
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 29
77
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 427 436
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 48
105
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 1
1
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 6 8
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 4 437
478
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 7
7
Golden Eagle(GE) 1 2
2
American Kestrel (AK) 0 206
694
Merlin(ML) 0 8
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 6
16
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 9
12
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 7 4153
8358
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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