Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Thursday, Aug.21/08
Observation time: 0800-1100 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Jim Munroe, Charles Smith, Dan Kaczynski, Karl
Jennewein, Craig McLauchlan, Charlie Adey and 8+others
Weather ,
sunny; light E winds, Bar.pr.102.5 falling, TUV=2.5; 23C
Raptor Observations:
3 ospreys migrating; local RT,SS and NH
Non-raptor Observations: blue-gray gnatcatcher, great crested flycatcher,
marsh wren, yellow warbler, eastern kingbird, cedar waxwings, belted
kingfishers, rose-breasted grosbeak, hummingbirds(1 male), Baltimore oriole,
warbling vireo, N.MOCKINGBIRD
The formal start for the 2008 Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch is Saturday, Aug.23
morning. From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the
east through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward
the lake to the second roadside parking area.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 0
0
Osprey(OS) 3 15
15
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 3
3
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 0
0
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 0
0
Merlin(ML) 0 0
0
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
0
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
0
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 0
0
Total: 3 23
23
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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