Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Friday, Sep.25/09
Observation time: 0800-1100EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Jim Skene, Alan Woods, Ron Pittaway, King Baker,
Bill Gilmour, Hugh Reid, Karl Jennewein, Charlie Adey and several visitors.
Weather: medium NE wind, becoming E; barometric pr. 102.6, rising; 16C
The first 2 hours brought most of the hawks. THE BLUE SKY MAY HAVE
PREVENTED US SEEING MORE. The wind shifted to Easterly, and the
raptors cut right off.
Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW
14 turkey vultures, 1 Osprey, 3 BALD EAGLES, 3 Sharp-shinned, 2 Cooper's,
3 Broad-winged, 1 Red-tailed, 2 Am.Kestrel
Non-raptor Observations: YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 1 hummingbird,
rose-breasted grosbeak, 2 GREAT EGRETS, swamp sparrow, marsh wren,
yellow-bellied sapsucker, both kinglets, Wilson's snipe, white-throated
sparrow, among others
Monarch Butterflies--10+; Mourning Cloak-1
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.25 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 14 262 276
Osprey 1 65 129
Bald Eagle 3 14 25
Northern Harrier 0 28 41
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 438 465
Cooper's Hawk 2 17 26
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 402 415
Red-tailed Hawk 1 66 82
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 277 289
Merlin 0 18 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8
Unknown Buteo 0 19 23
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 16 17
Total: 29 1646 1833
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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