Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Saturday, Aug.30/08
Observation time: 0800-1300 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, John Stirrat, Greg Stuart, Karl Jennewein, Werner
Valentin, Jim Munroe, Rosemary Harris, Jim Skene, Jody Melanson, Frank Oland
Many Visitors
Weather; Sunny, Bar.pr.rising; TUV=2; temp. 22C; light N winds
It was a very slow day re. all birds
Non-raptor Observations:The GREAT EGRET showed itself briefly across the marsh.
71 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 1 blue-gray gnatcatcher, red-eyed vireo,
magnolia warbler, Am. redstart, Baltimore oriole, imm. LINCOLN'S SPARROW,
white, black-crowned night heron, etc.
Among the butterflies-32 Monarchs, 1 Viceroy; also BLACK SWALLOWTAIL, cabbage
white, clouded sulpur, least skipper, northern crescent
>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. From the 401 westbound--exit at
>Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd.
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 1 5
5
Osprey(OS) 14 55
55
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
0
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 5
5
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 10 38
28
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 5
5
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 7
7
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 4 11
11
Merlin(ML) 0 0
0
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
1
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 1 3
32
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
0
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 2
2
Total: 31 137
137
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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