Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Thursday, Sep.3/09 (SEP.4 RESULTS ARE BELOW)
Observation time: 0830-1400 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Ron Stephenson, John Stirrat, Jody Melanson, Murray
Shields, Walter Fisher, Tyler Hoar, Eric & Blair Dirken
Weather:
sunny; light NE winds, Bar.pr.102.3 falling, TUV=2, 25C
The bright sunny skies made it difficult to spot birds in flight. The
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Auth. sponsored its FAMILY DAY at our
CMRW site---it was a great success, as at least 175 visitors arrived.
Conditions were not conducive to much of a raptor flight, but everyone
enjoyed themselves, particularly when 1 of 30 did come through.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
4 turkey vulture, 3 osprey, 14 Sharp-shinned, 4 N.Harrier, 2 Cooper's,1
Am.Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 UF.
Non-raptor Observations: least bittern, wood ducks, N. mockingbird, marsh
wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, many
hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, black-and-white
warbler.
From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then
east through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street beyond--Hall's Rd.--south
toward the lake to the second roadside parking area.
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For Sep.4 -- Between 0800 & 1100EDT we had only 7 migrants--- 3 TV, 1 OS,
1 SS, 1 AK and 1 ML. Among non-raptors were--Philadelphia vireo,
gnatcatcher, b&w warbler
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Raptor Species Sep.3 & 4 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 7 17 31
Osprey 4 15 79
Bald Eagle 0 0 11
Northern Harrier 4 12 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 29 56
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 14
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 4 16
Merlin 1 2 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 4
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 2
Total: 37 88 275
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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provincial birding organization.
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_______________________________________________
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provincial birding organization.
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For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the
provincial birding organization.
Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
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For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
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