Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Wednesday, Sep.2/09
Observation time: 0730-1100, 1300-1400 EDT
Official Counter: Geoff Carpentier
Observers: Alan Woods, Jody Melanson, Ron Stephenson, Karl Jennewein,
Charlie Adey, John Stirrat,
Dave Shilman, Doug Lockrey, Rosemary Harris, Jim Skene
Weather:
sunny; light S winds, Bar.pr.102.7 rising, TUV=3, 23C
The bright sunny skies made it difficult to spot birds in flight, but the
light S winds were not conducive to much of a raptor flight. For the first
3.5hrs. we countd 15 migrants; in a mid-afternoon hour another 6 came
through.
Before 1100EDT we witnessed 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS CAVORTING ABOVE OUR HEADS
FOR 15 MINUTES.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
5 turkey vulture, 3 osprey, 7 Sharp-shinned, 4 N.Harrier, 1 Am.Kestrel, 1
Unidentified raptor
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, many
hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, Canada Warbler,
chimney swift, moorhen, 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, Virginia rail, imm.
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
American redstart, red-eyed vireo, least flycatcher, female PURPLE FINCH,
semi-palmated plover, great egret, and many more.
From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then
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
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 5 10 24
Osprey 3 11 75
Bald Eagle 0 0 11
Northern Harrier 4 8 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 14 41
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 11
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 14
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 14
Merlin 0 1 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 2
Total: 21 51 238
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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provincial birding organization.
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_______________________________________________
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provincial birding organization.
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For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
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birding organization.
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