CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Monday, Sep.22/08
Observation time: 0800-1200EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter: Ron Stephenson
Observers: Alan Woods, Joyce Collier-Brown, Jim Skene, Jean Iron, Jim Munroe,
Jim McKnight, Doug Lockrey, Margaret Wilson, Dot Apperson, Paul McGee, Bob
Brown and others
The weather---TUV=2, 14C, light N and variable winds, steady bp, sunny
It was great to have Margaret and Dot with us. Unfortunately the conditions did
not predict a significant flight. SEE TABLE BELOW.
Non-raptors- magnolia warbler, c.yellowthroat, brown thrasher, white-breasted
nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, killdeer, several hummingbirds, rose-breasted
grosbeak, Am.redstart, NORTHERN PARULA, marsh wren.
Butterflies included--pearl crescent, monarch, orange sulphur, AMERICAN LADY
>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.22 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- ----------------
----------------- ------------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 13 242 247
Osprey(OS) 4 86
142
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 40
40
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 39 44
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 21 875 918
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 36 41
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 2039 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 2 31 38
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 3 386 397
Merlin(ML) 3 18
19
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 5
6
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
2
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
2
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 23
25
TOTAL 47 3824
3968
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected]
For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php
ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
