Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Monday, Aug.24/09 Observation time: 0800-1100 EDT Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Jim Skene, Karl Jennewein, Jim McKnight, Paul McGee, Charlie Adey Weather: cloudy; light NW winds, Bar.pr.101.9 rising, TUV=3 Raptor Observations: 8 osprey, 4 Sharp-shinned, 4 N.Harrier, 2 Cooper's, 1 Broad-winged, 1 Am.Kestrel, 1 Unidentified Raptor Non-raptor Observations: great crested flycatcher, marsh wren, yellow warbler, eastern kingbird, cedar waxwings,2 belted kingfishers, rose-breasted grosbeak, hummingbird, blue-grey gnatcatcher, American redstart, c.yellowthroat, red-eyed vireo, warbling vireo, least sandpiper, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, AND AT 09:09EDT the Am. Avocet from Pringle Creek flew westward over us--at 09:50EDT he had returned to Rotary Park in Ajax. Monarch butterflies were streaming through at all heights throughout the morning.. >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 ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 8 27 27 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 4 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 10 10 Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 8 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 3 3 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 21 65 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
