Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 593 1757 1902 Osprey 1 14 121 Bald Eagle 2 22 31 Northern Harrier 18 161 215 Sharp-shinned Hawk 61 1028 1801 Cooper's Hawk 8 43 69 Northern Goshawk 1 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 116 131 134 Broad-winged Hawk 0 181 276 Red-tailed Hawk 326 441 513 Rough-legged Hawk 4 10 10 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 257 577 Merlin 0 21 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 29 Unknown 31 177 222 Total: 1162 4259 5954 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Jean Iron, Jerry Walsh, Karl Jennewein, Rayfield Pye Visitors: many Weather: medium northerlies. rising BP; reverting to south winds by 1200. Observations: 1162 migrants--- 593 TV, 1 OS, 2 BALD EAGLES, 18 N.Harriers, 61 SS, 8 CH, 1 low-flying Goshawk, 116 RED-SHOULDERED, 326 RED-TAILED, 4 ROUGH-LEGGED, 1 Kestrel, 31 Unidentified Wilson's Snipe, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, female Towhee, Am.Tree Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird ======================================================================== 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.
