Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Tuesday, 24 September 2013 Weather: Clear blue skies, not a cloud all day. Light northwest wind, switching to an onshore south breeze off Lake Ontario.
Total observation time: 7.5 hours Turkey Vulture 279 Osprey 12 Bald Eagle 9 (4 juveniles, two 2 year olds, 1 third year, 2 adults) Northern Harrier 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 Cooper's Hawk 2 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Kestrel 10 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 adult Unidentified Buteos 7 Total 362 Other Birds: 49 species, including 14 species of waterfowl, 3 Common Gallinules (1 adult and 2 young), Pied-billed Grebe, American Golden-Plover, 3 Great Egrets, Rusty Blackbirds, American Pipits, 1 Common Raven. 9 Monarch butterflies. Official Counter: Jean Iron Observers: I thank everyone who helped spot birds. Barry Skully, Allan Chapman, Gerry Ball, Ron Pittaway, David Worthington, Doug Lockrey, Eleanor Beagan, Falmai Page, Paul Reeves, Rosemary Harris, Jack McBlain, Rick LaForest, Jeanne and Marc Kirby, John Stirrat. Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. OFO Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles Jean Iron Toronto ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
