Friday, Aug.28/09
Observation time: 0730-1100, 1200-1300 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Munroe, Jim Skene, Ron Stephenson, King Baker, Charlie
Adey, Joyce Collier-Brown, John Stirrat, Herb Parke, Gunnar Bessel
The weather---TUV=1.5, 18C, medium E winds, falling bp
Prior to 0900EDT 4 Ospreys came through. Then the day clouded over, and
given the poor weather conditions few raptors xame through. I returned at
1200EDT--5 more flew low over the wetland, including a juvenile BALD EAGLE
at 1220EDT.
Non-raptor Observations: many r-t Hummingbirds, warbling vireo, Wilson's
warbler, black-throated Green warbler, marsh wren, American redstart, yellow
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 Aug.28Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 4 8
8
Osprey(OS) 4 47
47
Bald Eagle(BE) 1 11
11
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 11
11
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 2 20 20
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 8
8
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 12 12
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 1 13
13
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 1 12
12
Merlin(ML) 0 2
2
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 0
0
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0
0
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 4
4
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
0
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 1
1
Total: 14 149
149
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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