Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Tuesday 16 September 2014 Total Species: 10 Turkey Vulture 30 Bald Eagle 6 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 266 Coopers Hawk 7 Broad-winged Hawk 1980 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 30 Merlin 7 Unidentified 1 Total Individuals: 2335
Observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jean Iron. Many thanks to the observers. Observers: Ross Lamb, Doug Lockrey, David Worthington, Norm Murr, Ian Cannell, Eleanor Beagan, Rick LaForest, Ron Pittaway, Falmai Page, Rosemary Harris, Charlie Adey, Eric Davis, Joyce Collier-Brown, Jackie McBlain, Aiki Skokavac, Joyce Robinson and many more visitors. Weather: Wind predominately from the northwest. Other birds: 52 species including: 13 species of ducks, geese and swans; 10 Great Egrets; 1 adult Black-crowned Night-Heron; 4 Common Gallinules; 3 Pied-billed Grebes; 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 4 Black-bellied Plovers; 2 Semipalmated Plovers; 2 Solitary Sandpipers; 1 Common Raven; 7 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds; 2 Marsh Wrens; 19 Wild Turkeys (on Halls Road); 1 Common Nighthawk; and 1 White-throated Sparrow. Monarch Migration: Steady migration all day. Several hundreds. OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby. Go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Rd to the second walkway to Cranberry Marsh. Data will be submitted to HMANA and eBird. 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
