Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Sunday, September 30, 2012
Species: Turkey Vulture- 146 Bald Eagle- 2 Northern Harrier- 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 56 Cooper's Hawk- 8 Broad-winged Hawk- 4 Red-tailed Hawk- 39 American Kestrel- 10 Merlin- 1 Peregrine Falcon- 1 unidentified- 3 Total- 276 Total observation time- 6 hours Official Counters: Rayfield Pye Observers: D Kaczynski, C Adey, J McKnight, J Floegel, P Lameira, and E Cole Weather: light winds from the north Other birds: possable Dickcissel, Great Egret- 12 (wing tags- 32H, 33V), Rusty Blackbird- 45, Blue Jay- 438, Pine Siskin- 3, and Lincon's Sparrow-1 Monarch migration- 24 Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles Rayfield Pye Oshawa _______________________________________________ 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/
