CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Mon.,Nov.3/08
Observation time: 0900-1100,1400-1500
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters:Observers: Jim McKnight Jim Skene
Weather conditions-- light SE wind, overcast, humid, very hazy, rising BP,
TUV=1, 6-10C
After an early morning sprinkling the rest of the day was hazy, humid and
overcast along the Lake Ontario waterfront.
Between 0900 and 1100 the only birdlife was --3 house finches, many pine
siskins, tree sparrows, swamp sparrow. On the wetland water-n.shovelers,
Am.wigeons, hooded merganser(m & f), pintails.
Three of us stood on the platform for 2 hours--we did have a mystery bird that
dove down from the "cormorant tree" in the sw corner, remaining hidden from
view behind the alder island-- nothing conclusive, it having characteristics of
an adult N.Goshawk, yet flew similar to a Peregrine!!!!!!!
I returned for an hour at 2pm--4 migrating raptors came through fairly low
(see 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 Nov.3 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 1
3205
Osprey(OS) 0 0
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
67
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 2
96
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 18 1479
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 5
112
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 2
7
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 14 24
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 3 230 1103
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 1 6
32
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 1
9
American Kestrel (AK) 0 0
699
Merlin(ML) 0 0
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 0
18
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 1
19
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 13 20
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 3
43
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TOTAL 4 296
9154
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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