Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 67 465 610 Osprey 1 12 119 Bald Eagle 5 15 24 Northern Harrier 7 66 120 Sharp-shinned Hawk 199 488 1261 Cooper's Hawk 6 21 47 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 6 Broad-winged Hawk 44 180 275 Red-tailed Hawk 10 32 104 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 62 186 506 Merlin 5 14 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 24 Unknown 5 128 173 Total: 411 1617 3312 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Greg Stuart, Jerry Walsh, Jim McKnight, Rayfield Pye Weather: persistent medium West wind; 8C; steadt BP Observations: 411 migrating raptors incl. 199 Sharpies, 67 TVs, 44 Broad-wingeds,, 62 Kestrels, 5 Merlins, and 5 BALD EAGLES Pine Siskin, Rusty Blackbirds, Pintails ======================================================================== 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.
