In the AM of Oct.31 Charlie Adey saw a Canvasback in Corner Marsh in
Pickering--south down Sandy Beach Rd., continuing soutrh and east until Frisco
Rd.--old parking area on the left side.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Thurs.Oct.31/08
Observation time: 0800-1200EST
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counters:Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim Skene, Karl Jennewein, Rosemary Harris, Jim Munroe, Jean Iron,
Ron Pittaway
Weather conditions-- medium SW winds, falling BP=no flight expected along the
lakefront.
Indeed, it was a very slow AM -few raptors, few non-raptors; among the latter
were--Wilson's snipe, fox sparrow, tree sparrow, pine siskin, ruby-crowned
kinglet; hooded merganser, pintails, n.shovelers, gadwalls, black duck,
Am.wigeon, trumpeter swan
>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.31 Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 2939
3204
Osprey(OS) 0 3
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 24
67
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 46
94
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 1 452 1461
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 0 50
107
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 5
5
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 8
10
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 2 747 832
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 26 26
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 8
8
American Kestrel (AK) 0 211
699
Merlin(ML) 0 8
27
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 7
17
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 13
16
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 5
7
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 12
40
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TOTAL 3 4638
8838
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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