After checking the imminent conditions in the morning of Friday, Nov.16, I was so happy to have 20+ observers at the Cranberry Marsh RW platform. They all contributed wonderfully, as the migrating hawks were coming through on 3 flight lines for 4 hours. Special thanks to Dan Kaczynski, Jerry Ball and Jim Skene for directing everyone to where to look, enabling me to accurately record the 228 migrating raptors. THERMALS OF 350 FT./MIN., MEDIUM NW WINDS, RISING BP spelled a good number of hawks along the lakefront. Oh yes, it was cold, but we endured. CMRW's total to date is 10638, of which 82% have come through with the aforementioned conditions, on 20 of the 91 days. We continue until Nov.30, possibly Dec.2.
While raptoring we recorded many other birds, including 2 Snow Geese, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Northern Shrike, several Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Fox Sparrows, 1 Chipping Sparrow, several migrating Common Loons. The raptors--2 2nd.yr. Bald Eagles, 1 N.Harrier, 5 Sharp-shinned, 3 Cooper's, 1 N.GOSHAWK, 2 Red-shouldered, 209 Red-tailed, 1 Rough-legged, 3 Am.Kestrels and 1 Unidentified Raptor. Doiug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW--southwest Whitby _______________________________________________ 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
