Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Monday, October 8, 2012
Species:
Turkey Vulture- 641
Osprey- 1
Bald Eagle- 1
Northern Harrier- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 10
Broad-winged Hawk-1
Red-tailed Hawk- 10
American Kestrel- 1
Merlin-3
Peregrine Falcon-1
unidentified-1
Total- 673
Total observation time- 7 hours
Official Counters: Jim McKnight and Les Sayer
Observers:
Weather: light winds from the north, switching to south in the
afternoon.
Other birds: Great Egret- 9 (no wing tags), American Pipit- 18,
Rusty Blackbird- 8, White-crowned Sparrow- 8, and warblers- 3 species.
Monarch migration- 15
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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