NW winds and good thermals on Sep.15 brought in over 1700 migrating Broad-winged Hawks over the CMRW platform in sw Whitby. Counting kept everyone alert, as many of the 2208 raptors were high-flying & coming in on several fronts. Most of the Broad-wingeds flew over in the afternoon hours.
The table below shows the migrating raptors over CMRW on Sep.15 AND the totals since Aug.23: turkey vulture-------------------35-----------71 osprey--------------------------- 7------------116 bald eagle--------------------- 8------------49 n.harrier------------------------- 26-----------57 sharp-shinned----------------301--------1244 Cooper's------------------------ 0 --------- 28 broad-winged----------------1712-------1886 red-tailed----------------------- 2 -------- 13 Am. kestrel-------------------- 109-------- 465 merlin--------------------------- 1 -------- 20 peregrine falcon------------- 5---------- 19 unidentified ------------------- 2----------- 36 total-----------------------------2208---------4004 I thank the counters and the many observers for their great work during a time period when I am able to get there when picked up, and can not stay for over 3 hours. Starting Sep.27 I will be living near the corner of Rossland and Cochrane in N.Whitby. (cell-ph.905-409-6935) for perhaps 1 month. For the hawk watch--on Victoria St., 1 block east of Lakeridge Rd. is Hall's Rd.--south towafrd the lake, parking in the second roadside parking area. Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW _______________________________________________ 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/
