Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Saturday, Sep.26/09
Observation time: 0800-1200EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jim Skene, Craig McLauchlan, Stu Williams, Karl
Jennewein,
Dave Shilman and MANY VISITORS
Weather: medium ESE wind; barometric pr. 101.2, falling; 18C; TUV=2
All of us await a "big" flight of raptors, but we are simply not receiving
weather
conditions conducive to a flypast along the lakefront. EACH HOUR TODAY AN
ADULT PEREGRINE FALCON CAME THROUGH WELL-ABOVE OUR HEADS.
The BALD EAGLE, a 1st yr. bird, perched in the southeast corner for well
over an hour.
Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW
2 turkey vultures, 1 Osprey, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 N.Harrier, 4 Sharp-shinned, 1
MERLIN,
4 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 1 unidentified
Non-raptor Observations: many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 1 hummingbird,
common yellowthroat, NASHVILLE WARBLER, marsh wren, great egret,
EASTERN TOWHEE, many groups of 20+ blue jays.
Monarch Butterflies--10+; Mourning Cloak-1
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.26 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 264 278
Osprey 1 66 130
Bald Eagle 1 15 26
Northern Harrier 1 29 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 442 469
Cooper's Hawk 0 17 26
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 402 415
Red-tailed Hawk 0 66 82
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 277 289
Merlin 1 19 22
Peregrine Falcon 4 17 17
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8
Unknown Buteo 0 19 23
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 17 18
Total: 15 1661 1848
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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