Today's hawk watch was a bit quiet but still some nice birds and butterflies
and great weather - hmmm my company wasn't too bad either
34 Monarchs
1 Black Swallowtail
1 Clouded Sulphur
highlights of 49 total species seen:
83 hawks and allies
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 10
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 6 wing tag 81F - green tag with black letters
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 23
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 11 10 migrants + 1 local
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 37
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 4 2 migrants + 2 local
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 4
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 2
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 5
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25160714
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.
The data will be submitted to HMANA and eBird.
OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching
Geoff Carpentier
AVOCET NATURE SERVICES
Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected]
Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com
Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and
Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services
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