It was a great day at the Cranberry hawk watch - sunny, light clouds with north wind in first part of day, then east then southeast .. birds mostly high flyers but some came low to tease us ... 112 raptors counted as migrants highlights of the 58 species seen today: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 35 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 12 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 18 one wing tagged # 892 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 7 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 14 Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 38 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 2 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2 1st and 2nd year birds Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 3 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 Buteo sp. (Buteo sp.) 2 Sora (Porzana carolina) 1 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 2 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 3 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 6 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 38 Merlin (Falco columbarius) 8 Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 1 Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1 36 Monarchs, Summer Azure, a Comma, a Clouded Sulphur and several Cabbage Whites also noted - few dragonflies 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 Rd to the 2nd walkway to Cranberry Marsh. The data will be submitted to HMANA and eBird. OFO Fall Hawkwatching Guide http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.hawkwatching Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or avocetnatureservices@gmail.com Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services