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I thank the very many who came to help at the CMRW over 6 hours on Aug.26. Among the non-raptors--6 Great Egret, 12+ Green heron, 4 southbound Common Loon, Black-bellied plover, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Chimney swift, Red-eyed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-and-white warbler, Spotted sandpiper, Solitary sandpiper. Numbers of Monarchs per minute--between 0900 and 1000--6+; 1000-1100--12+, and between 1200 and 1300--30+ We were kept alert with migrating raptors coming through rapidly--see table below; highlights were 1 juv.Bald Eagle, 16 Ospreys and 22 American Kestrels. Among the local raptors were 2 juv. Turkey Vultures, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 3 Osprey. We noted only 2 migrating raptors-both Ospreys Sunday, August 26, 2007 at CMRW --Observation time--8am to 2pm(hawk-time) Counter--Doug Lockrey Observers (for over 1 hour each)--Rayfield Pye, Jim McKnight, Jim Skene, Karl Jennewein, Dan Kaczynski, Jim Munroe, John Stirrat, Mike Williamson Day's Count TOTAL Turkey Vulture 0 0 Osprey 16 26 Bald Eagle 1 2 Northern Harrier 2 4 Sharp-shinned 2 3 Cooper's 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 Red-shouldered 0 0 Broad-winged 4 7 Red-tailed 4 5 Rough-legged 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 American Kestrel 22 23 Merlin 1 1 Peregrine 0 0 Unidentified 3 3 TOTAL 56 74 Weather--25C, N wind;rising BP; TUV=0 >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