Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Monday, Sep.14/09
Observation time: 0730-1200EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jean Iron, Charlie
Adey,
Ron Stephenson, Joe Noordman, Jim McKnight, Steve Woods, and 10+ others
Weather:
overcast replaced by sunny with cloud patches; light-medium W, then NW
winds,
Bar.pr.101.6 rising, TUV=2, 20C
Many of us arrived with great anticipation of a reasonable hawk flight, but
the
predicted good NW wind did not materialize. Indeed, Steve, "our"
weather-man
suggested that the Broad-wingeds may take inland routes over the next 2
weeks or so.
We did enjoy the antics of a pair of Peregrine Falcons, one of which
remained
perched across the wetland for over an hour.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
3 turkey vulture, 6 Osprey, 14 Sharp-shinned, 2 Red-tailed, 16 Am.Kestrel, 2
Peregrine
falcons, 1 Unidentified.
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, 6+ hummingbirds, Wilson's
warbler, PALM WARBLER, black-&-white warbler, Am.redstart, chestnut-sided
warbler,
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, rose-breasted grosbeak, 2 GREAT EGRETS,
common yellowthroat, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER,
NORTHERN PARULA, swamp sparrow, Philadelphia vireo, red-eyed vireo,
warbling vireo, NASHVILLE WARBLER, catbird, cedar waxwings, among others.
Monarch Butterflies--5
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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Raptor Species Sep.14 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3 66 80
Osprey 6 54 118
Bald Eagle 0 5 16
Northern Harrier 0 16 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 258 285
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 16
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 67 80
Red-tailed Hawk 2 17 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 16 141 153
Merlin 0 7 10
Peregrine Falcon 2 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 4 8
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 9 10
Total: 44 662 849
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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