Cranberry Marsh sw Whitby, Ontario, Canada--south roadside parking area on Hall's Rd. Sunday, Sep.13/09 Observation time: 0700-1430EDT > Official Counter: Doug Lockrey, Rayfield Pye Observers: Jim Skene, Carol Horner, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein, Charlie Adey, Ron Stephenson, Linda Morton and many who helped. > Weather: sunny with cloud patches; medium N winds, Bar.pr.101.7 rising, TUV=2, 22C > The conditions were parfait, but until an early-AM cloud-cover cleared off hawks were few in number. then, small kettles of Broad-wingeds started to come through. Kestrels were moving through throughout the 7.5hr. watch. Migrating Raptor Observations: 2 turkey vulture, 4 Osprey, 2 N.Harrier, 58 Sharp-shinned, 1 Cooper's, 59 Broad-winged, 8 Red-tailed, 91 Am.Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Unidentifieds. > Non-raptor Observations: marsh wren, 12+ hummingbirds, Wilson's warbler, black-&-white warbler, Am.redstart, chestnut-sided warbler, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, rose-breasted grosbeak, 6 GREAT EGRETS, common yellowthroat, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, swamp sparrow, common loon, RED-NECKED GREBE, among others. Monarch Butterflies--15 >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.13 Month Total Season Total >>>>>> ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 63 77 Osprey 9 48 112 Bald Eagle 0 5 16 Northern Harrier 2 16 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 244 271 Cooper's Hawk 1 7 16 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 59 67 80 Red-tailed Hawk 8 15 31 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 91 125 137 Merlin 1 7 10 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 4 8 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 4 8 9 >> >> Total: 235 618 805 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW, 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - >>>>>>>>>>>>> the provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>>> provincial birding organization. >>>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>>> provincial birding organization. >>>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >>> provincial birding organization. >>> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >>> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the >> provincial birding organization. >> Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org >> For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org > For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ >