Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 14 34 Osprey 0 35 63 Bald Eagle 0 4 4 Northern Harrier 0 5 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 262 331 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 10 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 21 Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 26 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 121 136 Merlin 1 6 14 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 5 Unknown 0 12 23 Total: 8 481 677 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Charlie Adey, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein Visitors: regular observers Dan Kacynski, Karl Jennewein, Charlie Adey, King Baker; assistant Bill Burtch it was a pleasure to have Ernie Baltz with us; he had walked from Lynde C.A. down to the waterfront, across the willow barrier beach to our platform to join us, then continue all the way up Hall's Rd. to the C.A. parking lot Weather: sunny; sl.northerly, then southerly winds, rising BP, 25C Observations: 1 rapid-flying Merlin, 2 Kestrels, 5 Sharp-shinneds Palm warblers along the lakefront, thousands of migrating Blue Jays; the ongoing black clouds of billions of midges hovering beyond the trees on the east side of the marshland ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
