Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Saturday, November 1, 2014 (our 25th season)
Species Turkey Vulture- 56 Bald Eagle-2 Northern Harrier- 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk-2 Coopers Hawk-2 Red-shouldered Hawk- 4 Red-tailed Hawk- 161 Rough-legged Hawk- 4 Golden Eagle- 6 American Kestrel-2 unidentified- 2 Total: 249 Official Counter- Jerry Ball Observers: R Pye, E Cole, and C Van Goch Weather: Snow early in the morning, strong north winds, cloud cover- 80 to 100%. Other birds: Great Egret- 4 (no wing tags), Sandhill Crane- 9, Snow Goose- 21, Snow Buntings- 110, Lapland Longspur-1, Pine Siskin- 16, and American Crow- 228, Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, Go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. . Go west on Victoria St. to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Road to the 2nd walkway to the marsh. The data will be submitted to HMANA and ebird Rayfield Pye Oshawa _______________________________________________ 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
