IF YOU CAN SPARE AN HOUR OR TWO ON SATURDAY MORNING AT CMRW, I would appreciate
it.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
After 6 consecutive days of NW winds and rising BP bringing a total of 2199
migrating raptors the past 4 days have been slow.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Fri. Oct.10/08
Observation time: 0800-1100EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Paul McGee, Rosemary Harris, Alf Lisk, Jim Fairchild,
Jim Munroe
We had a 20 minute visit from 10+ day-care workers with well-behaved young folk.
The weather---light NW, then SE winds; rising, then steady BP; 13C; TUV=2.
We were entertained by a resident N.HARRIER harassing our "temporarily
resident" immature PEREGRINE FALCON in the southeast corner of the wetland.
Non-raptors- Cedar Waxwing, male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, c. yellowthroat,
many yellow-rumped warblers, house finches, hermit thrush, marsh wren.
At least 50 Monarchs flew through.
>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 Oct.10 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
-------------
Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 3 1677
1942
Osprey(OS) 0 1
147
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 13
56
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 16
64
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 14 275 1284
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 27
84
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 3 60
101
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 2 173 663
Merlin(ML) 0 4
23
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 4
14
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 5
8
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1
3
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 5
35
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 23 2263
6468
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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
_______________________________________________
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
