Medium SW winds and A rising BP and a TUV=2 were encouraging, but medium SW
winds along the lakefront did not suggest a flight of migrating raptors--this
held true throughout a morning that had 10 observers and as many as 15
visitors.
Highlight non-raptors--male EASTERN TOWHEE, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 14 WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, many PINE SISKINS, N.SHRIKE, imm. WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW. Among the WATERFOWL on the wetland in front of us--PIED-BILLED GREBE,
n.pintail, n.shoveler, gadwall, green-winged teal, mallard, black duck,
AM.WIGEON, AM.COOT, GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD, GOLDENEYE. Overhead a BLUE SNOW
GOOSE came through with many Canada Geese.
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON
Sun.,Nov.9/08
Observation time: 0900-1200
Coordinator: Doug Lockrey
Official Counter:Rayfield Pye
Observers: Greg Stuart, Stu Williams, Ron Stephenson, Jim Skene, Doug Lockrey,
Craig McLauchlan, Brian Steele, Jim McKnight
>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 Nov.9 Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ -------------- -------------
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Black Vulture(BV) 0 0
0
Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 1
3205
Osprey(OS) 0 0
149
Bald Eagle(BE) 0 0
67
Northern Harrier (NH) 0 4
98
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 1 21 1482
Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1 7
114
Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 2
7
Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 14 24
Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 0 2042
Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 2 235
1108
Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 6
32
Golden Eagle(GE) 0 1
9
American Kestrel (AK) 0 0
699
Merlin(ML) 1 2
29
Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0 1
19
Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 1
19
Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 13 20
Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 0
3
Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0
0
Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 3
43
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TOTAL 5 311
9169
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Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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