Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 61 81 Osprey 1 53 81 Bald Eagle 0 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 9 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 326 395 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 10 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 6 22 Red-tailed Hawk 8 27 44 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 146 161 Merlin 0 9 17 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 8 Unknown 0 12 23 Total: 46 667 863 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Charlie Adey, Dan Kaczynski, Dave Shirley, Karl Jennewein Visitors: 7 visitors along with our newcomer fast-learner Thursday-observer Ernie Baltz who fit in well with our "regulars" Weather: mostly cloudy, mild, becoming strong SE winds; steady BP 102.2 Observations: 11 Turkey Vulture, 1 Osprey, 18 Sharp-shinned, 8 Red-tailed, 7 Kestrels AND 1 BROAD-WINGED Wilson's Snipe, 15 C.Loons migrating , many BlueJays, many Monarchs AND a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew out of the trees near our platform out over the marshland to land east of the alder island. (mid-AM) ======================================================================== 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.
