Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Tuesday 23 September 2014 Species: Turkey Vulture 29 Bald Eagle 4 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 70 Coopers Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 4 Merlin 1 Total Species: 9
Total Individuals: 126 Observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Jean Iron Observers: Doug Lockrey, Eleanor Beagan, Rick LaForest, Ron Pittaway, Falmai Page, Charlie Adey, Jackie McBlain, Jean and Fergus Ward. Weather: Winds calm then light out of the southwest. Other birds: 49 species including: 13 species of ducks, geese and swans, with good numbers of ducks; 8 Great Egrets; 1 adult Black-crowned Night-Heron; 2 American Coots, 1 Pied-billed Grebe; 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 6 juvenile Black-bellied Plovers; 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird; 1 Marsh Wren; 1 Gray Catbird; 4 Eastern Bluebirds; 17 Wild Turkeys (on Halls Road); 35 Purple Finches; 500+ Blue Jays. Monarch Migration: 55 counted. 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 Rd to the 2nd walkway to Cranberry Marsh. Data will be submitted to HMANA and e-bird. OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Jean Iron Toronto ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
