Easterly winds on Nov.17 & 18, all-day rain on Nov.19, and strong W winds,
falling
BP and no thermals on Nov.20 brought only 13 migrating hawks over Cranberry.
Among non-raptors were: swamp sparrow, northern shovelers, red-necked grebe.
----SEE TABLE BELOW for the raptors.
Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
FRIDAY, Nov.20/09
Observation time--0900-1100, 1200-1300
Official counters- Dan Kaczynski, Doug Lockrey
Observers- Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, Ron Stephenson, Charlie Adey, John
Stirrat
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.
Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total
---------------------------------Nov.20
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0
Turkey Vulture------------------0----------------21------------------3964
Osprey--------------------------0---------------1-------------------- 137
Bald Eagle-----------------------0---------------3-------------------- 55
Northern Harrier---------------2-----------------14------------------ 107
Sharp-shinned Hawk----------0----------------57-------------------1491
Cooper's Hawk--------------- 0----------------25 -------------------117
Northern Goshawk------------ 0---------------8---------------------- 22
Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 6 ---------------------45
Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ---------------0 --------------------416
Red-tailed Hawk---------------6--------------341-------------------1308
Rough-legged Hawk------------0 ---------------13--------------------18
Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 2 ---------------------3
American Kestrel------------- 0 -----------------5 ------------------ 482
Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 ---------------------34
Peregrine Falcon--------------0 ---------------- 6--------------------- 47
Unidentified Accipiter---------0 ---------------- 1 ---------------------12
Undentified Buteo------------0 -----------------5-----------------------30
Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 ----------------- 1 ----------------------3
Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0--------------------- 1
Unidentified Raptor -----------0----------------3----------------- -----37
TOTALS--------------------8---------------512--------------------8329
HOURS----------------------3---------------70.5----------------377
Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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