Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Friday, October 12, 2012
Species: Turkey Vulture- 1256 Osprey- 1 Bald Eagle- 1 Northern Harrier- 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 132 Coopers Hawk- 10 Northern Goshawk- 2 Red-tailed Hawk- 61 Red-shouldered Hawk- 7 American Kestrel- 2 Merlin-1 unidentified-1 Total- 1475 Official Counters: Jim Skene Observers: lots of help today Weather: winds from the north all day. 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/
