CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sat.,Nov.1/08
Observation time: 0800-1300EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters:Doug Lockrey,Greg Stuart,Jim Martin
Observers: Jerry Ball, Rayfield Pye, Karl Jennewein, Rosemary Harris, Frank
Oland, Janice Melendez, Joyce Collier-Brown, Ron Stephenson, Jim Fairchild, Stu
Williams, Norm Schipper, many visitors, incl. 12 from the PEEL BIRDERS
Weather conditions-- light NW (becoming SW by mid-day)winds, rising BP,
TUV=1.5, 10C; 70% cloud-cover, becoming 5% by mid-day.
The above conditions in the morning predicated a reasonably good migration
day---indeed, our observers did a superb job of picking out great numbers of
Red-tailed Hawks as they came through on various paths; but once the
cloud-cover vanished and the winds switched it was very difficult to pick them
out, if in fact they were up there!! (see the table below)
At 0800EST an immature Northern Goshawk flew low towards many of us on the
roadway--for several hours thereafter he made appearances at various locations.
It was a great day for Red-shouldereds.
WE HAVE HAD AN IMMATURE PEREGRINE FALCON FOR SEVERAL DAYS--he made an
appearance, perching among the willows for 2 hours.
A GLAUCOUS GULL FLEW ALONG THE WATERFRONT AT NOONHOUR.
At least 350 PINE SISKINS were seen. Other non-raptors--several WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
>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 Nov.1Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 1 1
3205
Osprey(OS) 0 0
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
67
Northern Harrier (NH) 2 2
96
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 16 16 1477
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 4 4
111
Northern Goshawk (NG) 1 1
6
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 12 12 22
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 174 174 1006
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 2 2
28
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
8
American Kestrel (AK) 0 0
699
Merlin(ML) 0 0
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 0
17
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0
16
Unknown Buteo (UB) 7 7
14
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 0
40
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TOTAL 219 219
9057
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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