Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Sasturday, Sep.5/09
Observation time: 0700-1300 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Ron Stephenson, Rayfield Pye, Carol Horner, Greg
Stuart, Jody Melanson, Frank Oland
Weather:
sunny; light NE/E winds, Bar.pr.102.2 rising, TUV=2, 25C
The bright sunny skies made it difficult to spot birds in flight. Between
0900 and 1100EDT we had to be very alert to pick out 44 of the 59
Sharp-shinneds.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
3 turkey vulture, 4 osprey, 1 N.Harrier, 59 Sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's,1
Am.Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 UR.
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, many
hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, black-and-white
warbler, warbling vireo, blue-grey gnatcatcher, catbird, GREAT EGRET,
COMMON NIGHTHAWK.
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.
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Raptor Species Sep.5 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3 20 34
Osprey 4 19 83
Bald Eagle 0 0 11
Northern Harrier 1 13 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 88 115
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 14
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 5 17
Merlin 1 3 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 2 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 3
Total: 74 162 349
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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provincial birding organization.
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_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the
provincial birding organization.
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For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
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/
_______________________________________________
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/
_______________________________________________
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/
_______________________________________________
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/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
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