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[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch- September 26

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Rayfield Pye
Wed, Sep 26, 2012 11:35 PM

Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch
Whitby, Ontario
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Species:
Turkey Vulture- 122
Osprey- 1
Bald Eagle- 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 124
Cooper's Hawk-5
Northern Goshawk- 2
Broad-winged Hawk- 27
Red-tailed Hawk- 6
American Kestrel- 12
Merlin- 4
Peregrine Falcon- 2
unidentified- 12

Total- 318

Total observation time- 5 hours

Official Counters:  Jerry Ball and Jim Skene

Observers: J Floegel, B Cummings, and D Prucel

Weather: winds from the north in the afternoon

Monarch migration- not counted

Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second
short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout.

Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics)
http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles

Rayfield Pye
Oshawa

Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Species: Turkey Vulture- 122 Osprey- 1 Bald Eagle- 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 124 Cooper's Hawk-5 Northern Goshawk- 2 Broad-winged Hawk- 27 Red-tailed Hawk- 6 American Kestrel- 12 Merlin- 4 Peregrine Falcon- 2 unidentified- 12 Total- 318 Total observation time- 5 hours Official Counters: Jerry Ball and Jim Skene Observers: J Floegel, B Cummings, and D Prucel Weather: winds from the north in the afternoon Monarch migration- not counted Directions: From Victoria St in Whitby go south on Halls Rd to the second short walkway going east to the Cranberry Marsh Lookout. Hawkwatching Guide (ID tips, migration times, hawk basics) http://www.ofo.ca/webapp/site/page/view/articles Rayfield Pye Oshawa