Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Thursday, Sep.4/08
Observation time: 0800-1100 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Craig McLauchlan, Karl Jennewein, Jim Munroe, Jim Fairchild, John
Stirrat, Jim Skene, Paul McGee, Charlie Adey, Phil Babit
Several keen visitors.
Weather; Sunny, Bar.pr.rising, then falling; TUV=2; temp. 26C; some gusty N
winds. There were some thermals to the north.
The medium N wind and a TUV=2 meant we might have a reasonable flight. Indeed,
a number of Sharp-shinneds rode the thermals westward. 3 OSPREY, 16
SHARP-SHINNED, 1 N.Harrier, 4 fast-flying Am.Kestrels, and a 10:15AM EST
immature BALD EAGLE.
Non-raptor Observations: BETWEEN 08:00AND 10:00EST WE COUNTED 17 10 r-t
Hummingbirds, WARBLERS--C.yellowthroat,Wilson's, Nashville,Yellow-rumped,
Am.Redstart, Baltimore oriole, great crested flycatcher, Least Flycatcher,
cedar Waxwings, Pennsylvania vireo, warbling vireo, Caspian Tern, 2 COMMON
SNIPE, GREAT EGRET (NO LEG BAND), EASTERN WOOD PEWEE, Lesser Yellowlegs, GREEN
HERON, AND 6 migrating COMMON LOONS
Also-- 86 Monarchs over a 2-hour period ; several Summer Azures, Least Skipper;
Black Saddlebags, Canada Darners, Green Darners
>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) 0 2
7
Osprey(OS) 3 9
65
Bald Eagle(BE) 1 2
2
Northern Harrier (NH) 1 2
7
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 16 22 65
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 2 7
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 3
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 0
7
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 4 7 18
Merlin(ML) 0 2
3
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
2
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 0
1
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
1
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 2 2
4
Total: 28 51
195
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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