Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Saturday, September 24
Whitby, Ontario
A total of 54 species were seen or heard from the platform
migrating hawks:
Turkey Vulture- 1 (plus 8 locals)
Osprey- 1
Bald Eagle- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 55
Coopers Hawk- 4
American Kestrel- 9
unidentified- 2
Total- 75
Other birds- Great Egret- 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 2,
Red-headed Woodpecker- 1, Rusty Blackbird- 2, Black-billed Cuckoo- 1,
and Blue Jay's- 1550
Monarch Butterflies- 800 to 1000 per hour
Official Counter- Rayfield Pye
Observers- D Lockrey, J Ball, C Horner, K Jennewein,
C Van Goch, A Woods
Visitors- 20
Weather- light winds from the west, switching to south
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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