In mid-morning of Oct.12 Jean Iron spotted 6 SURF SCOTERS on the lakefront
below Cranberry Marsh in Whitby.
We have now had 7 consecutive days of "balmy" weather, with a total of 72
migrating raptors at the Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch, after 6 consecutive
days of NW winds and rising BP had brought 2199 migrating raptors through.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sat.& Sun. Oct.11,12/08
Observation time: 0800-1100EST both days
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Jim Skene
Observers: Jim Skene, Alf Lisk, Jim Fairchild, Jim Munroe, Ron Stephenson,
Jean Iron, Karl Jennewein, Frank Oland, Jody Melanson and others, along with
very many visitors.
The weather both days---light SE winds; falling BP; 15C; TUV=2 both days.
On Saturday we were entertained by a resident COOPER'S HAWK harassing our
"temporarily resident" immature PEREGRINE FALCON on the east side of the
wetland.
Non-raptors- Eastern Meadfowlark, c. yellowthroat, many yellow-rumped warblers,
marsh wren, swamp sparrows.
At least 25 Monarchs flew through on Sunday morning.
>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.11,12 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 1677
1942
Osprey(OS) 0 1
147
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 13
56
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 16
64
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 2 277 1286
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 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) 5 65
106
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0
0
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 173 663
Merlin(ML) 1 5
23
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 4
15
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
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TOTAL 8 2271
6476
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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birding organization.
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