Very low thermals and a falling BP dictated few migrating raptors along the
Whitby
lakefront. 2 Peregrines showed up, one of which remained in the area.
ONLY 6 MIGRATING RAPTORS WERE COUNTED--SEE TABLE BELOW.
Non-raptors: very many Red-winged Blackbirds were very vocal all morning;
We
have not seen Great Egrets for a week--4 arrived today.
At 1014EDT 2 SNOW GEESE, one being a BLUE MORPH SNOW GOOSE,
did several circles to the east before coming in to land in the Cranberry
wetland.
Cranberry Marsh, sw Whitby, ON--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd.
THURSDAY, Oct.22/09
Observation time--0800-1100EDT
Official counter- Doug Lockrey
Observers- Jim Skene, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein
Weather:medium SW wind; BP=101.3 falling; TUV=1; 12C
Migrating raptors: SEE TABLE BELOW
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.
Raptor species-------------Day Total--------Month Total-------Season Total
-----------------------------Oct.22
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Vulture--------------------0---------------0----------------0
Turkey Vulture------------------0-------------2840--------------- 3901
Osprey--------------------------0---------------5----------------- 136
Bald Eagle-----------------------0-------------23------------------ 53
Northern Harrier---------------0-----------------41------------------ 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk----------1----------------672----------------1426
Cooper's Hawk--------------- 0---------------- 47 ------------------86
Northern Goshawk------------ 0----------------11------------------ 13
Red-shouldered Hawk---------0 --------------- 36 -------------------38
Broad-winged Hawk---------- 0 ---------------0 ------------------416
Red-tailed Hawk-------------4----------------805--------------- 938
Rough-legged Hawk---------- 0 ----------------3------------------3
Golden Eagle------------------ 0 -------------- 1 ----------------1
American Kestrel------------- 0 ------------ 137------------- 474
Merlin------------------------- 0 ------------8 ---------------30
Peregrine Falcon--------------1 -------------- 17---------------- 40
Unidentified Accipiter--------- 0 -------------- 2 ----------------10
Unidentified Buteo------------ 0 --------------- 3---------------- 26
Unidentified Falcon----------- 0 --------------- 1 -----------------2
Unidentified Eagle-------------0-------------- 1----------------- 1
Unidentified Raptor ----------- 0---------------16--------------- 34
TOTAL---------------------- 6-------------4669------------ 7714
HOURS----------------------3----------------94---------------278.5
Doug Lockrey-- coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON
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