Weather conditions were not conducive to hawks migrating along the lakefront. The full blue sky allowed us to see only Monarchs--perhaps 20/hour over a 2-hour morning period.
Among the birds noted--1 mockingbird, 1 yellow warbler, 1 American redstart, 7 Great Crested flycatcher, 1 eastern phoebe, 5 pectoral sandpipers, 1 black-bellied plover, 2 short-billed dowitchers, 7 GREAT EGRETS (too distant to detect leg bands), 40+ Great blue herons, 10+Green herons, 1 male Wood duck. A juv. Northern Harrier flew low over the wetland several times. Cranberry Marsh is near the lakefront, accessed from Victoria St. along Hall's Rd. in southwest Whitby. Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
