Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Saturday, September 29
:Species:
Turkey Vulture- 91
Osprey- 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 36
Cooper's Hawk- 4
Broad-winged Hawk- 1
Red-tailed Hawk- 2
American Kestrel- 2
unidentified- 1
Total- 136
Total observation time- 5 hours
Official Counters: Rayfield Pye
Observers: G Stuart, D Kaczynski,
Weather: light winds from the north, changing to south at 10 AM.
Other birds: Great Egret- 19 (wing tag 32H), Rusty Blackbird- 65,
Blue Jay- 735, Pileated Woodpecker-1, Pine Siskin- 26,
Field Sparrow-1, and White-crowned Sparrow-1
Monarch migration- 23
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
Rayfield Pye
Oshawa
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birding organization.
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