Wednesday, Sep.17/08
Observation time: 0800-1400 EST
Official Counter: Geoff Carpentier
Observers: Jim Skene, Rosemary Harris, Paul McGee, Ron Stephenson and others
A big thank you to Geoff.
I do need help next Wednesday and Thursday
The weather---TUV=3, 15C, light Wwinds, falling bp
Non-raptor Observations: many r-t Hummingbirds, Philadelphia vireo, Wilson's
warbler, black-throated Green warbler, magnolia warbler, c.yellowthroat, palm
warbler, Am. redstart; brown thrasher, n.flicker, white-breasted nuthatch,
red-breasted nuthatch, etc.
.
2 SNOW GEESE flew notherly over the wetland .
Migrating hawks were few and far between. (see table below)
>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 Sep.17 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 9 76 80
Osprey(OS) 3 54
110
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 16
16
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 16
21
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 9 450 493
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 14
19
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 1655 1658
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 6
13
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 63 169
174
Merlin(ML) 1 12
13
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 2
3
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
1
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 12
14
Total: 29 2481
2625
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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