Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Wednesday September 7, 2011 Whitby, Ontario A total of 50 species were seen or heard from the south observation platform
migrating hawks/vultures: Turkey Vulture - 13 Osprey- 4 Bald Eagle - 5 (4 -1st year and one - 2nd year) Sharp-shinned Hawk- 11 Northern Harrier - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 American Kestrel - 2 Merlin - 1 Peregrine Falcon - 1 adult female Total- 39 Other birds- Great Egret - 2, Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2, American Bittern - 1, Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1, Cliff Swallow - 1, Common Moorhen - 3 and the leucistic Mallard was present for the third consecutive fall. I could not find the ibis, but the viewing was difficult due to the extensive cover and the size of the area in which it feeds. Monarch Butterflies- 6 Official Counter- Geoff Carpentier Visitors- 6 Weather- Overcast, light to moderate winds from NE shifting to east. 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 Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
