Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Saturday, September 15
Species
Turkey Vulture- 31
Osprey- 7
Bald Eagle- 14
Northern Harrier- 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 144
Cooper's Hawk-4
Broad-winged Hawk- 2777
Red-tailed Hawk- 9
American Kestrel- 65
Merlin- 3
Peregrine Falcon- 2
unidentified- 4
Total- 3076
Total observation time- 9.5 hours
Official Counters: Rayfield Pye
Observers: J Iron, R Pittaway, S Williams, C Adey, J Skene,
C Van Goch, P McGee, and B Hudson
Weather: Light north winds all day,
Other birds: Great Egret- 12, (no wing tags),
Common Loon- 31, American Pipit- 300, Rusty Blackbird- 1,
Blue Jay- 670, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 12, and warblers- 5 species
Monarch migration- : small numbers
Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second
short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout.
Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics)
http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching
Rayfield Pye
Oshawa
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
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