Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Friday, Sep.25/09 Observation time: 0800-1100EDT >>>>>>>>>>>> Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Jim Skene, Alan Woods, Ron Pittaway, King Baker, Bill Gilmour, Hugh Reid, Karl Jennewein, Charlie Adey and several visitors. >>>>>> Weather: medium NE wind, becoming E; barometric pr. 102.6, rising; 16C >>>> The first 2 hours brought most of the hawks. THE BLUE SKY MAY HAVE PREVENTED US SEEING MORE. The wind shifted to Easterly, and the raptors cut right off. Migrating Raptor Observations: SEE TABLE BELOW 14 turkey vultures, 1 Osprey, 3 BALD EAGLES, 3 Sharp-shinned, 2 Cooper's, 3 Broad-winged, 1 Red-tailed, 2 Am.Kestrel Non-raptor Observations: YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 1 hummingbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, 2 GREAT EGRETS, swamp sparrow, marsh wren, yellow-bellied sapsucker, both kinglets, Wilson's snipe, white-throated sparrow, among others >> 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.25 Month Total Season Total >>>>>> ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- >> Black Vulture 0 0 0 >> Turkey Vulture 14 262 276 >> Osprey 1 65 129 >> Bald Eagle 3 14 25 >> Northern Harrier 0 28 41 >> Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 438 465 >> Cooper's Hawk 2 17 26 >> Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 >> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 >> Broad-winged Hawk 3 402 415 >> Red-tailed Hawk 1 66 82 >> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 >> Golden Eagle 0 0 0 >> American Kestrel 2 277 289 >> Merlin 0 18 21 >> Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13 >> Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 >> Unknown Buteo 0 19 23 >> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 >> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 >> Unknown Raptor 0 16 17 >> Total: 29 1646 1833 >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, Whitby, ON >>> >>