Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Saturday, October 23, 2011
Whitby, Ontario
A total of 46 species were seen or heard from the hawkwatch platform.
Migrating hawks:
Turkey Vulture- 190
Bald Eagle- 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 12
Coopers Hawk- 1
Red-tailed Hawk- 1
American Kestrel- 1
Total- 206
Other birds:Great Egret- 1, Rusty Blackbird- 15, Fox Sparrow- 5,
and Common Gallinule- 2
Monarch Butterflies- 14
Official counter- Rayfield Pye
Observers- S Williams, D Kaczynski, C Adey, K Jennewien, and J Skene
Visitors- 20
Weather- light winds from the east, switching to south-east
(There are north-west winds in the forcast for Tuesday and Thursday)
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
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
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/
