With light N winds, falling BP and light thermals very few hawks felt the
urge
to move along the lakefront at Cranberry Marsh today/Nov.5.
Among non-raptors were 2 PINE SISKINS, 2 FOX SPARROWS, 2 MARSH WRENS,
SWAMP SPARROW and a NORTHERN SHRIKE.
The 21 migrating raptors-- 7 Turkey Vultures (hout 4), 1 male N.Harriers, 5
Sharp-shinneds, 1 N.GOSHAWK, 5 RED-TAILEDS, and 2 light-morph
ROUGH-LEGGEDS.
----SEE TABLE BELOW.
Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
WEDNESDAY, Nov.4/09
Observation time--0900-1300
Official counters- Geoff Carpentier, Doug Lockrey
Observers- Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, John Stirrat,
Ron Stephenson, Bruce Parker, Alan Woods.
Weather: light N wind; BP=102.5 falling; TUV=2; 8C
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.
Raptor species----------------Day Total-----Month Total------Season Total
---------------------------------Nov.4
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------------0
Turkey Vulture------------------7----------------18------------------3961
Osprey--------------------------0---------------0-------------------- 136
Bald Eagle-----------------------0---------------0-------------------- 52
Northern Harrier---------------1-----------------5------------------ 98
Sharp-shinned Hawk----------5----------------35-------------------1469
Cooper's Hawk--------------- 0---------------- 10 ------------------980
Northern Goshawk------------ 1----------------7------------------ 21
Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 3 -------------------42
Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------0 ------------------416
Red-tailed Hawk----------------5-------------144-----------------1111
Rough-legged Hawk------------2 ---------------7--------------------12
Golden Eagle------------------ 0 ---------------- 1 --------------------2
American Kestrel------------- 0 ----------------- 3------------------ 480
Merlin------------------------- 0 --------------0 -------------------34
Peregrine Falcon--------------0 ---------------- 5------------------ 46
Unidentified Accipiter--------- 0 ---------------- 0 ------------------11
Undentified Buteo------------ 0 ----------------- 4------------------ 29
Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 ----------------- 0 -------------------2
Unidentified Eagle-------------0------------------ 0------------------ 1
Unidentified Raptor ----------- 0----------------1----------------- 35
TOTALS--------------------21---------------243---------------8060
HOURS----------------------4----------------18--------------324.5
Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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