Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Sunday, Sep.13/09
Observation time: 0700-1430EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey, Rayfield Pye
Observers: Jim Skene, Carol Horner, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Charlie
Adey,
Ron Stephenson, Linda Morton and many who helped.
Weather:
sunny with cloud patches; medium N winds, Bar.pr.101.7 rising, TUV=2, 22C
The conditions were parfait, but until an early-AM cloud-cover cleared off
hawks were
few in number. then, small kettles of Broad-wingeds started to come
through. Kestrels were
moving through throughout the 7.5hr. watch.
Migrating Raptor Observations:
2 turkey vulture, 4 Osprey, 2 N.Harrier, 58 Sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's, 59
Broad-winged,
8 Red-tailed, 91 Am.Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Unidentifieds.
Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, 12+ hummingbirds, Wilson's
warbler,
black-&-white warbler, Am.redstart, chestnut-sided warbler, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET,
rose-breasted grosbeak, 6 GREAT EGRETS, common yellowthroat,
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, swamp
sparrow, common loon, RED-NECKED GREBE, among others.
Monarch Butterflies--15
From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then
east through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street beyond--Hall's Rd.--south
toward the lake to the second roadside parking area.
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Raptor Species Sep.13 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 63 77
Osprey 9 48 112
Bald Eagle 0 5 16
Northern Harrier 2 16 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 244 271
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 16
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 59 67 80
Red-tailed Hawk 8 15 31
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 91 125 137
Merlin 1 7 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 4 8
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 4 8 9
Total: 235 618 805
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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the provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the
provincial birding organization.
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_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the
provincial birding organization.
Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the
provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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provincial birding organization.
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