Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Friday, Aug.22/08
Observation time: 0800-1100 EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Munroe, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Jim Skene, John Stirrat
and 8 others
Weather ,
sunny; light SE winds, Bar.pr.102.5 steady, then rising, TUV=2; 25C
Raptor Observations:
2 ospreys migrating; 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 American Kestrel, 1 male N.harrier
Non-raptor Observations: blue-gray gnatcatcher, great crested flycatcher,
marsh wren, yellow warbler, eastern kingbird, belted kingfishers,
rose-breasted grosbeak, hummingbirds(1 male), Baltimore oriole, warbling vireo,
red-eyed vireo
In the field est of the path entrance a GIANT SWALLOWTAIL butterfly was noted
by Karl and Dan.
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) 2 17
17
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 1 3 3
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 4
4
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) 1 1
1
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: 5 28
28
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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