The AVOCET was still "there" today, Nov.23---once on the pedestrian bridge,
people today found it either towards the lakefront in the lagoon OR to the
north up-river. Please refer to my Nov.22 e-mail for directions.
A cloudy morning with light W wind, -4C to 4C, and a TUV=2.5, but a falling BP
was not a good sign for migrating raptors along the lakefront. However, a
low-flying immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK in the 11 o'clock hour was great. The
watch always has the usual camaraderie amongst observers, in spite of few
migrants--only 2 other raptors (Red-taileds) came through.---SEE TABLE BELOW.
AMONG THE NON-RAPTORS--- 4 WILD TURKEYS in the corn field east of Hall's Rd.;
20+ WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were briefly seen alongside the roadway;
6 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS fed on the path near the platform all morning; AMERICAN
PIPITS were heard flying over; female PURPLE FINCH; white-throated sparrow.
Perched in trees alongside Hall's Rd. --Am.Kestrel, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sun.Nov.23/108
Observation time: 0900-1500
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter:Rayfield Pye
Observers: Jim McKnight, Doug Lockrey, Karl Jennewein, Ron Stephenson, Brian
Steele, Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway, Eleanor Beagan
>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 Nov.23 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 1
3205
Osprey(OS) 0 0
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
67
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 5
99
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 41
1501
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 12
119
Northern Goshawk (NG) 1 3
8
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 14 24
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 2 327
1200
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 18
44
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 1
9
American Kestrel (AK) 0 1
700
Merlin(ML) 0 3
30
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 3
21
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 1
19
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 14
21
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 3
43
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TOTAL 3 457
9314
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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