Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Saturday, Sep.26/09 Observation time: 0800-1200EDT >>>>>>>>>>>>> Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Rayfield Pye, Jim Skene, Craig McLauchlan, Stu Williams, Karl Jennewein, Dave Shilman and MANY VISITORS Weather: medium ESE wind; barometric pr. 101.2, falling; 18C; TUV=2 >>>>> All of us await a "big" flight of raptors, but we are simply not receiving weather conditions conducive to a flypast along the lakefront. EACH HOUR TODAY AN ADULT PEREGRINE FALCON CAME THROUGH WELL-ABOVE OUR HEADS. The BALD EAGLE, a 1st yr. bird, perched in the southeast corner for well over an hour. Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW 2 turkey vultures, 1 Osprey, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 N.Harrier, 4 Sharp-shinned, 1 MERLIN, 4 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 1 unidentified > Non-raptor Observations: many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 1 hummingbird, common yellowthroat, NASHVILLE WARBLER, marsh wren, great egret, EASTERN TOWHEE, many groups of 20+ blue jays. Monarch Butterflies--10+; Mourning Cloak-1 >>>>>>> >From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, then east through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street beyond--Hall's Rd.--south toward the lake to the second roadside parking area. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Raptor Species Sep.26 Month Total Season Total >>>>>>> ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 264 278 Osprey 1 66 130 Bald Eagle 1 15 26 Northern Harrier 1 29 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 442 469 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 26 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 402 415 Red-tailed Hawk 0 66 82 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 277 289 Merlin 1 19 22 Peregrine Falcon 4 17 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 19 23 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 17 18 Total: 15 1661 1848 --------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON