Firstly, I must correct a typo from last day's report--6, not 63 Kestrels were
counted.
Thursday, Sep.18/08
Observation time: 0800-1400 EST
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Kin Lau, Jerry Ball, King Baker, Donna Foster, Tyler
Hoar, Fred Helleine, Jim Munroe, Paul McGee, and others
We had many visitors--I was happy to talk with them.
The weather---TUV=2, 16C, medium NWwinds, becoming light S, rising bp
Non-raptor Observations: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER flew over at noon; many r-t
Hummingbirds, Philadelphia vireo, Wilson's warbler, black-throated Green
warbler, magnolia warbler, c.yellowthroat, yellow-rumped warbler, Wilson's
warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, Am. redstart; brown thrasher, n.flicker,
white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, lesser yellowlegs, DUNLIN.
8 BALD EAGLES came through--2 adults. Other migrating hawks included 56 Turkey
Vultures, 41 Sharp-shinneds, 28 Kestrels
>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 Sep.18 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 56 131 136
Osprey(OS) 9 63
119
Bald Eagle(BE) 8 24
24
Northern Harrier (NH) 7 23 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 41 496 535
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 2 16
21
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 2005 2008
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 11 17
24
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 28 194 205
Merlin(ML) 2 14
15
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 2
3
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 1 1
2
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 1 20
22
TOTAL 167 2481
3147
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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