Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Saturday, Aug.29/09 Observation time: 0900-1000, 1100-1300 EDT Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Ron Stephenson, Dan Kaczynski, Jim Munroe Weather: cloudy; light E winds, Bar.pr.100.5, falling, TUV=2 for the first hour; some rain, then the winds shifted to SW medium Raptor Observations: 1 turkey vulture, 7 osprey, 2 Sharp-shinned, 1 N.Harrier Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, yellow warbler, rose-breasted grosbeak, many hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, black-throated green warbler, chimney swift, moorhen, Virginia rail. >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. Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 9 9 Osprey 7 54 54 Bald Eagle 0 11 11 Northern Harrier 1 12 12 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 22 22 Cooper's Hawk 0 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 12 Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 13 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 12 12 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 11 160 160 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
