Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Monday, Aug.31/09
Observation time: 0800-1100 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, John Stirrat, Jim McKnight, Joyce Collier-Brown,
Ron Stephenson. Rosemary Harris.
Weather:
sunny; light NW winds, Bar.pr.102.2 rising, TUV=3
In spite of excellent thermals (TUV=3), the very light NW wind did not bring
raptors through in the 3 morning hours we stayed.
Raptor Observations:
1 turkey vulture, 3 osprey, 1 Cooper's, 1 Red-tailed
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, many
hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, magnolia warbler, chestnut-sided warbler,
yellow warbler, black-throated green warbler, chimney swift, moorhen,
American redstart, warbling vireo, black-crowned night heron, 2 blue-grey
gnatcatchers, Caspian tern.
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 1 14 14
Osprey 3 64 64
Bald Eagle 0 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 13 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 27 27
Cooper's Hawk 1 9 9
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 13 13
Red-tailed Hawk 1 16 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 12 12
Merlin 0 3 3
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 0 1 1
Total: 6 187 187
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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_______________________________________________
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birding organization.
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For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
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birding organization.
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