In the early afternoon several birders from the "other side of TO" reported
good birding in Lynde Shores woodlot(east of Hall's Rd. along Victoria
St.)--among the warblers they saw were --blackburnian, Cape May,
ORANGE-CROWNED, black-throated green, black-throated blue, Nashville,
yellow-rumped, c.yellowthroat, BAY-BREASTED.
With medium-strong WNW winds and a rising Barometric pressure AND a TUV of
400ft./min.(excellent thermals) we expected quite a show at the Cranberry Marsh
platform. It is rare that we would have 3 consecutive "good" days, and, indeed,
it took a while to see great kettling of Turkey Vultures on the thermals. In
the first we had 2 low-flying BALD EAGLES approach us, then deciding to perch
at opposite ends of the wetland--later both took flight westward again. We
ended up with a total of 4 BALD EAGLES (none adults), giving us a near-record
to date--53 (record is 57).
Many raptors were "on high", taking advantage of the thermals. A MALE NORTHERN
HARRIER was most enjoyable to watch.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sat. Oct.4/08
Observation time: 0800-1400EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Janice Melendez, Greg Stuart, Karl Jennewein, Craig
McLauchlan, Paul McGee and many others.
The weather---medium WNW winds; rising BP; 14C; TUV=4. SEE THE TABLE BELOW RE.
THE RAPTORS
Non-raptors- hundreds of MIGRATING BLUE JAYS;
along the path--yellow-bellied sapsucker, white-crowned sparrow, rose-breasted
grosbeak, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet,
catbird, n.flicker, Philadelphia vireo, palm warbler, etc.
>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 Oct.4 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 208 1226
1491
Osprey(OS) 0 1
147
Bald Eagle(BE) 4 10
53
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 14
62
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 53 199 1208
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 8 24
81
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 1 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 6 44
85
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 32 161 649
Merlin(ML) 0 2
21
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 1 1
11
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 2 5
8
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 1 2
30
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TOTAL 316 1691
5896
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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