Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 67 398 543
Osprey 2 11 118
Bald Eagle 0 10 19
Northern Harrier 5 59 113
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 289 1062
Cooper's Hawk 4 15 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 6
Broad-winged Hawk 0 136 231
Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 94
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 9 124 444
Merlin 0 9 35
Peregrine Falcon 2 7 24
Unknown 3 123 168
Total: 112 1206 2901
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jennifer & Derek Lion, Jerry Walsh, Jim McKnight,
Rayfield Pye
Visitors:
5
Weather:
overcast/sunny; 2 brief rainshowers in early afternoon;
medium winds out of the west or southwest, switching to
a brisk northwest before the rainshowers came in; 10C,
rising BP
Observations:
148 migrants--67 TVs, 2 Ospreys, 5 Harriers,
20 Sharpies, 4 Cooper's, 9 Kestrels, 2 Peregrines, 3 unidentifieds.
throughout the watch it was difficult to decide on the "intentions" of the
Harriers, Cooper's & Peregrines
1 singing Towhee
thousands of Swallows, 95% being Trees;
Pectoral Sandpiper
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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