Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Saturday, September 10 Whitby, Ontario A total of 42 species were seen or heard from the observation platfrom migrating hawks Osprey- 5 Northern Harrier- 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 42 American Kestrel- 12 unidentified- 5 Total- 67 Other birds- Great Egret- 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 15 Virginia Rail- 1, Bairds Sandpiper- 1, Common Gallinuel- 4, Warblers- 2 species Glossy Ibis- 1 (south-east corner of marsh- seen from beach looking north, at 9 AM, birders looking later could not find it) Monarch Butterflies- 55 ( I quit counting when the flight got higher) Official Counters- Rayfield Pye Observers- K Jennewein, J Skene, A Stowe, C Van Goch, Visitors- 20 Weather- winds from the north-east, switch to east A guide to the basics of fall hawkwatching with a migration chart is on the OFO website. Print a copy. http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/hawkwatching.php Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria St. to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Road to the second walkway going east to Cranberry Marsh. For more information see the Greater Toronto Raptor Watch website. http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com Rayfield Pye Oshawa _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/