Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Species
Turkey Vulture- few locals
Osprey- 2
Bald Eagle- 1
Northern Harrier- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 60
Red-tailed Hawk- 2 locals
American Kestrel- 12
Merlin- 2
unidentified- 2
Total- 82
Total observation time- 6 hrs
Official Counter: Rayfield Pye
Observers: D Kaczynski, K Jennewien, C Van Goch, and J Ball
Weather: Winds started from the north and switched to south by mid day.
Other birds: Great Egret- 12 (2 with wing tags 33V and 32H)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 6, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1, and
Ovenbird- 1,
Monarch migration: 180 in the first 2 hours and then the flight got very
high.
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 to Cranberry Marsh.
Rayfield Pye
Oshawa
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