Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Monday, September 5
Whitby, Ontario
A total of 64 species were seen or heard from the observation platfrom
migrating hawks
Turkey Vulture- 3
Osprey- 6
Bald Eagle- 3
Northern Harrier- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 81
Coopers Hawk- 2
Broad-winged Hawk- 3
Red-tailed Hawk- 2
American Kestrel- 104
Merlin- 5
unidentified- 7
Total- 218
Other birds- Great Egret- 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 23
Northern Pintail- 4, American Bittern- 2, Warblers- 6 species
Glossy Ibis- 1 (south-east corner of marsh- seen from beach looking north)
Monarch Butterflies- 104
Official Counters- Les Sayer, and J McKnight
Observers- R Pye, G Stuart, J Ball, D Kaczynski, C Adey,
K Jennewein, P Hebert, N Murr, and I Cannell
Visitors- 30
Weather- winds from the north
A guide to the basics of fall hawkwatching with a migration chart is on
the OFO website. Print a copy.
http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/hawkwatching.php
Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, go south on Brock
St. to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria St. to Halls Road. Go south on
Halls Road to the second walkway going east to Cranberry Marsh.
For more information see the Greater Toronto Raptor Watch website.
http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com
Rayfield Pye
Oshawa
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
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