Yesterday I did the hawk watch at Cranberry and shared part of the chilly day with Jerry Ball, Jim Skene and John Floegel.
Results: Sharp-shinned Hawk - 12 Copper's Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 47 Other birds (36 spp. total): Northern Harrier (non-migrant) - 1 Northern Goshawk (non-migrant) - 1 female put on a spectacular display chasing a Mourning Dove for over 5 minutes from one side of the marsh (north to south) and back again and then across the marsh (west to east)where both disappeared behind the islands. The dove dodged several close calls until they reached the islands where neither bird emerged while we watched for the next 2 hours - was one of them having "dove" lunch? What a spectacle! One Red-throated Loon flew in high from the north and headed out over the lake. Directions Cranberry: Exit Highway 401 at Brock St. in Whitby (not Brock Rdin Pickering), go south on Brock to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Road to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. For hawkwatching guide with migration times for each species visit www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/hawkwatching.php 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/
