Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Thursday, Sep.17/09
Observation time: 0800-1200, 1300-1400EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Steve Wood, Rosemary
Harris,
Charlie Adey, Alan Woods, King Baker, John Stirrat, Jim Larkin, Eleanor
Beagan
and 10+ others.
Weather:
sunny ; light NE winds, Bar.pr.102.5 steady, TUV=2, 21C
The easterly component to the wind remained all morning, this not promoting
a raptor flight along the lakefront. Many observers had left before the TVs
slowly kettled their way across.>
Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW
49 turkey vulture, 1 N,harrier, 4 Sharp-shinned, 5 Broad-winged, 2
Red-tailed,
2 Am.Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine falcon and 2 Inidentifieds.
Non-raptor Observations: CAPE MAY WARBLER, 6+ hummingbirds,
warbling vireo, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak,
2 GREAT EGRETS, common yellowthroat, 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.17 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 49 155 169
Osprey 0 57 121
Bald Eagle 0 8 19
Northern Harrier 1 18 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 371 398
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 19
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 376 389
Red-tailed Hawk 2 35 51
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 238 250
Merlin 1 11 14
Peregrine Falcon 2 9 9
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 5
Unknown Buteo 2 9 13
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 15 16
Total: 68 1319 1506
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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