Date: 09/01/2007

Number: 1

Cranberry Marsh bird observation platform, Whitby, Ontario

September 15
The Monarchs are petering out. On Sep.15 perhaps 80% of them came through very high, riding the thermals with the hawks--but the number was perhaps 20/hr.; very few were noted coming through low.

September 3
Very many visitors and photographers and CMRW (Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch)observers were treated to
mild weather, fall-flowering vascular plants, dragonflies, few
Monarchs, many female and young R-t hummingbirds.

September 1
Monarchs--125/min. Monarchs kicked into gear during the afternoon with perhaps hundreds in view at once during the mid afternoon portion of the day.

August 30
a mid-AM count of 20 monarchs per minute

Whitby, ON

Latitude: 43.9 Longitude: -78.9

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