Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Sunday, Aug.23/09
Observation time: 0800-1300 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jim Skene, Brandon McWalter, Jim Munroe, Jim
McKnight, Winny Yung, Roy Smith, Mike Williamson
Weather:
cloudy; medium N winds, Bar.pr.101.3 rising, TUV=2
Raptor Observations:
18 osprey, 6 Sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's, 3 Broad-winged, 8 Red-tailed, 2
Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Unidentified Buteos
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, yellow warbler, eastern kingbird, cedar
waxwings,2 belted kingfishers, rose-breasted grosbeak, 24 hummingbird, 10
chimney swift, black-crowned night heron, among others
>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.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 18 19 19
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk 8 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 2 2
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 4 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 43 44 44
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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