Very cold---0C---A rising BP and a medium to strong NW wind and exellent
thermals suggested a reasonable flight along the lakefront. Indeed, they came
through on 2 lines fromThickson Pt. to the east--6 sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's,
52 Red-tailed and a Peregrine falcon.---SEE TABLE BELOW.
A sub-adult Cooper's Hawk landed in a sunlit tree at eye-level, along the path,
remaining there quite content for at least an hour.
Highlight non-raptors-- Common Goldeneye, marsh wren, swamp sparrow, song
sparrows, house finch, white-winged crossbills, pine siskins, brown creeper.
If you have not seen the AVOCET ask me to show you a superb photo taken by Herb
Parke.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Tues.Nov.18/108
Observation time: 0900-1300
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter:Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Fairchild, Charlie Adey, Charles Smith, Karl Jennewein, Les &
Jean Sayer, Steve Dotterill, King Baker
>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.18 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 5
99
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 6 36 1497
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 10
117
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 2
7
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 14 24
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 45 306
1179
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 14 40
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 1
9
American Kestrel (AK) 0 1
700
Merlin(ML) 0 2
29
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 1 2
20
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 60 422
9279
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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