Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch
Whitby Ontario
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Species
Turkey Vulture- few locals
Osprey- 3
Bald Eagle- 1
Northern Harrier- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 87
Red-tailed Hawk- 2 locals
American Kestrel- 17
Merlin- 1
Total- 112
Total observation time- 5 hrs
Official Counter: Rayfield Pye
Observers: J Ball, B Steel, and R Stephenson
Weather: Winds started from the north and switched to east by mid day.
Other birds: Great Egret- 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 9, American Woodcock-1,
Wilson's Snipe- 5, and Common Raven-1
Monarch migration- : 860 in the first 1.5 hours and then it went crazy.
There
were butteflies everywhere you looked.
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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