Day's Count    TOTAL

Northwest winds and rising BP brought up to 15 observers to Cranberry for 4 hours this Nov.10 morning. In the first hour a Peregrine Falcon enthused us with many low-flying soaring "kettles" before perching in a willow tree for an hour. In the second hour Stan Long, from the north platform, noted 2 juvenile Golden Eagles. The third and fourth hours featured many kettling Red-tailed Hawks, creating a challenge for counting by our great viewers. While all of this was going on 4 Tundra Swans flew across the wetland from west to east. Among other things Ron Pittaway exclaimed "Hear it---chit chit--" of a Purple Finch flying past us, a Red-breasted Nuthatch almost landed on Dan's head, male and female Wood Ducks alit on the wetland, ----. I wish to thank the observers who regularly come to take over, to take over when I must leave for the hospital, and to suggest helpful cooking hints! Observations made by 15 raptor-observers over 4 hours on Nov.10 Counters--Doug Lockrey, Ron Pittaway Observers--Dan Kaczynski, John Stirrat, Karl Jennewein, Joyce Collier-Browne, Jim McKnight, Stan Long, Jim Fairchild, Harry Kerr, Jim Griffiths, Jim Munroe, etc. > Day's Count TOTAL Turkey Vulture 1 2234 Osprey 0 158 Bald Eagle 0 55 N. Harrier 4 207 Sharp-shinned 4 1757 Cooper's 3 157 Northern Goshawk 0 17 Red-shouldered 0 59 Broad-winged 0 974 Red-tailed 123 791 Rough-legged 1 6 Golden Eagle 2 9 American Kestrel 0 659 Merlin 0 29 Peregrine 1 17 Unidentified 0 77 TOTAL 139 7226 >From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the entrance to the south pathway. >From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.-- 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/ontbirdshow.htm >>>> ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at >>>> http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.24/514 - Release Date: >>>> 11/2/2006 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ontbirdshow.htm >>> ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.27/517 - Release Date: >>> 11/3/2006 >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ontbirdshow.htm > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.32/523 - Release Date: 11/7/2006 > >