Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Species:
Turkey Vulture- 122
Osprey- 1
Bald Eagle- 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 124
Cooper's Hawk-5
Northern Goshawk- 2
Broad-winged Hawk- 27
Red-tailed Hawk- 6
American Kestrel- 12
Merlin- 4
Peregrine Falcon- 2
unidentified- 12
Total- 318
Total observation time- 5 hours
Official Counters: Jerry Ball and Jim Skene
Observers: J Floegel, B Cummings, and D Prucel
Weather: winds from the north in the afternoon
Monarch migration- not counted
Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second
short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout.
Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics)
http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles
Rayfield Pye
Oshawa
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