Today, Nov.28---medium NWwinds, rising BP, overcast sky, good thermals
brought
19 migrating raptors--14 Red-taileds, 1 N.Harrier, 2 Sharp-shinneds, 1
N.GOSHAWK
and 1 Cooper's hawk.
----SEE TABLE BELOW for the migrating raptors to date. We shall close down
the formal aspects of CMRW on Mon., Nov.30.
----NON-RAPTORS-- FOX SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, 2 N.SHRIKE,
SONG SPARROW and
many high-flying COMMON LOONS--indeed, we counted 14 in one hour;
and at least 12 SNOW GEESE, 1 of which was a BLUE-SNOW.
Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
SATRURDAY, Nov.286/09
Observation time--0900-1400
Official counter- Rayfield Pye, Doug Lockrey
Observers-Karl Jennewein, Dan Kaczynski, Jim Skene.
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
---------------------------------Nov28
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0
Turkey Vulture------------------0----------------21------------------3964
Osprey--------------------------0---------------1-------------------- 137
Bald Eagle-----------------------0---------------3-------------------- 55
Northern Harrier---------------1-----------------17------------------ 110
Sharp-shinned Hawk----------2----------------60-------------------1494
Cooper's Hawk--------------- 1----------------27 -------------------119
Northern Goshawk------------ 1---------------10---------------------- 24
Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 6 ---------------------45
Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ---------------0 --------------------416
Red-tailed Hawk---------------14--------------361-------------------1328
Rough-legged Hawk------------0 ---------------13--------------------18
Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 2 ---------------------3
American Kestrel------------- 0 -----------------6 ------------------ 483
Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 ---------------------34
Peregrine Falcon--------------0 ---------------- 7--------------------- 48
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--------------------19---------------545------------------8362
HOURS-------------------5---------------93.5----------------400
Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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