Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Tuesday, Sep.2/08
Observation time: 0800-1100 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Karl Jennewein, Jim Munroe, Jim Stirrat, John Stirrat, Charles
Smith, Jim Skene, Paul McGee
Weather; Sunny, Bar.pr.falling; TUV=1.5; temp. 25C; very light S wind
Raptors moving westward over our heads were very few----2 TURKEY VULTURES, 3
AMERICAN KESTRELS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER
Non-raptor Observations: 20 r-t Hummingbirds PER HOUR, Baltimore oriole,
rose-breasted grosbeak, least flycatcher, great crested flycatcher, GREAT
EGRET, warblers-C.yellowthroat, yellow, Yellow-rrumped, Magnolia,.Wilson's,
MOURNING; CAPE MAY(female), GREEN HERON, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS; eastern
kingbird. blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Also-- EASTERN TAILED BLUE BUTTERFLY, CANADA DARNER
>From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east
>through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the
>lake to the second roadside parking area. From the 401 westbound--exit at
>Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 2 2
7
Osprey(OS) 0 5
61
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 1
6
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 2 45
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 1
6
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 3
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 0
7
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 3 3 14
Merlin(ML) 0 0
1
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 0
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
1
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 0
2
Total: 6 14
158
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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