The trees along the shoreline south of Cranberry Marsh (see directions below)
were alive with at least 9 warbler species, a PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN
PHOEBES, BROWN CREEPER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, N.FLICKER, both kinglets. The
warblers seen--chestnut-sided, c.yellowthroat, black-throated green,
black-throated blue, magnolia, n.parula, yellow-rumped,Am.redstart ,palm
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sunday, Sep.28/08
Observation time: 0800-1430EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Jim McKnight
Observers: Joyce Collier-Brown, Karl Jennewein, Rosemary Harris, Jim
Fairchild, Jim Skene, Ann Brokelman
The weather--Light N/NEwinds, falling BP, TUV=2, 14C and overcast sky
We did not expect much of a raptor flight--the table below verifies it. (see
table below)
Non-raptors- thousands of MIGRATING BLUE JAYS; marsh wrens, swamp sparrow
>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.29Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- ------------- -------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 260
265
Osprey(OS) 1 90
146
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 43
43
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 43
48
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 0 466 1009
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 52
57
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 2039 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0 34
41
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 3 477
488
Merlin(ML) 0 18
19
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 9
10
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 26 28
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TOTAL 3 4060
4204
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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