CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sun. Oct.19/08
Observation time: 0800-1200EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Jim McKnight
Observers: Greg Stuart, Rayfield Pye, Brian Steele, Frank Oland, and 25+
visitors
Lakefront weather conditions were not conducive to a flight of migrating
raptors--indeed, only 7 came through
In the TABLE below I have included the results of the past 3 days.
3-day highlights---our first NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 5 BALD EAGLES, 809 TURKEY
VULTURES, 234 RED-TAILED HAWKS
Non-raptor highlights--many PINE SISKINS, WHITE-EYED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, a
few TREE SPARROWS, a few FOX SPARROWS, 4 SNOW GEESE AND 2 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
>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.17,18,19 Counts Month Total Season
Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 766; 43; 0 1117 3106
Osprey(OS) 2; 0; 0 2
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 2; 3; 0 20
63
Northern Harrier (NH) 6; 0; 0 26
74
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 48; 16; 1 411 1776
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 3; 1; 1 45
102
Northern Goshawk (NG) 1; 0; 0 1
1
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 3; 0; 0 4 6
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 200; 30; 4 321 449
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 1; 0 0 3 3
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0
0
American Kestrel (AK) 0 206 694
Merlin(ML) 1; 0 1 8
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 5
15
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0; 1; 0 7
10
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0; 2; 0 3
6
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 2; 3; 1 11
30
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TOTAL 1035; 99; 7 3926 8131
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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birding organization.
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ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
_______________________________________________
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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
