Cranberry Marsh
sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
Sunday, Sep.27/09
Observation time: 0800-1000, 1200-1400EDT
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Karl Jennewein, Dan Kaczynski, Jim McGuire
Weather: medium SW wind; barometric pr. 100.4 falling; 18C; TUV=2
I ARRIVED ON THE PLATFORM AT 0800EDT-a young BALD EAGLE, was perched
in the southeast corner for well over an hour--not the same bird as
yesterday's. 4 of us left at
1000EDT; I came back after 2 hours--TVs flying
Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW
18 turkey vultures, 1 BALD EAGLE, 6 Sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's, 1 Kestrel
Non-raptor Observations: many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 1 hummingbird,
common yellowthroat, NASHVILLE WARBLER, marsh wren, great egret,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
among other songbirds.
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.27 Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 18 282 296
Osprey 0 66 130
Bald Eagle 1 16 27
Northern Harrier 0 29 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 448 475
Cooper's Hawk 1 18 27
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 1 278 290
Merlin 0 19 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 17 17
Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8
Unknown Buteo 0 19 23
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 17 18
Total: 27 1688 1875
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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