Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario
Wednesday 30 September 2015 Total Species: 13 Turkey Vulture 414 Osprey 3 Bald Eagle 22 Northern Harrier 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 Cooper's Hawk 6 Northern Goshawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 22 American Kestrel 51 Merlin 7 Peregrine Falcon 2 Unidentified 2 Total Individuals: 626 Observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jean Iron. Many thanks to a great team of observers. Observers: Eleanor Beagan, Jerry Ball, Ross Lamb, Rick LaForest, Betsy Smith, Charmaine Anderson, Allan Chapman, Charlie Adey, Karl Jennewein, Les Sayers, Pat Schleiffer, and many more visitors. Weather: Wind strong out of northeast Other birds: 50 species highlights: 16 species of ducks, geese and swans, including 2 white morph Snow Geese; 10 Great Egrets; 1 juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron; 1 American Coot; 1 Pied-billed Grebe; 4 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs; 1 Wilson's Snipe; 1 juvenile Black-bellied Plover; 3 Wild Turkeys (on Halls Road); 4 Common Ravens; 13,930+ Blue Jays - they streamed across all day, 40 American Pipits; 59 Rusty Blackbirds, with 5 feeding on the path, 1 White-crowned Sparrow; and 4 White-throated Sparrows. Monarch Migration: about 35 Viewing over the marsh is excellent from the south platform with very good numbers of waterfowl to check through. OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby. Go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Rd to the second walkway to Cranberry Marsh. Data will be submitted to HMANA and eBird. Jean Iron Toronto _______________________________________________ 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
