CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON Thursday & Friday, Sep.24,25/08 Observation time: 0800-1200EST(both days) Coordinator: Doug Lockrey Official Counters: Ron Stephenson, Les Sayer, Doug Lockrey Observers: Jim Skene, Jim Munroe, John Stirrat, Don Lloyd, Joe Noordman, Charlie Adey, Les Sayer, Rosemary Harris, Marty Allinson, Bob Brown, Bob Coleman, Janice Wismer, Dave Worthington, Jim Fairchild and others On Sep.25 a busload of 45 CLOCA-sponsored visitors came to the platform to drink in the organized activity at the viewing platform. Both days were very slow. But Sep.26 highlights were a low-flying BALD EAGLE and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS. We have a resident TRUMPETER SWAN which is very aggressive towards Canada Geese--he puts on a show selecting and weeding out one goose, hence chasing and nipping at it as he courses around the wetland. The weather---Sep.25--light S wind, no thermals; Sep.26--medium SE wind, few thermals See table below for the hawks counted. Non-raptors- warblers-- c.yellowthroat, magnolia, yellow-rumped, black-throated green; white-breasted nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, golden-crowned kinglet, killdeer, few hummingbirds, rose-breasted grosbeak, many blue jays, n.flicker, belted kingfisher, lesser yellowlegs >From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the lake to the second roadside parking area. From the 401 westbound--exit at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd. Species Sep.25,26Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ -------------- ------------- ------------- Black Vulture(BV) 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture(TV) 0 242 247 Osprey(OS) 0 86 142 Bald Eagle(BE) 0,1 41 41 Northern Harrier (NH) 0 40 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 16, 1 401 944 Cooper's Hawk (CH) 1,1 39 44 Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk(RS) 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 2039 2042 Red-tailed Hawk(RT) 0,2 33 40 Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 0 0 0 Golden Eagle(GE) 0 0 0 American Kestrel (AK) 0 386 397 Merlin(ML) 0 18 19 Peregrine Falcon (PG) 0,2 7 8 Unknown Accipiter (UA) 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo (UB) 0 1 2 Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1 2 Unknown Eagle (UE) 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor(UR) 0 25 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 7,17 3861 4005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php