Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 1759 1904
Osprey 1 15 122
Bald Eagle 0 22 31
Northern Harrier 0 161 215
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 1035 1808
Cooper's Hawk 0 43 69
Northern Goshawk 0 3 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 131 134
Broad-winged Hawk 0 181 276
Red-tailed Hawk 0 441 513
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 259 579
Merlin 0 21 47
Peregrine Falcon 0 12 29
Unknown 0 177 222
Total: 8 4271 5966
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Colleen & Mike Boudreau, Dan Kaczynski, Karl Jennewein,
King Baker
Weather:
very calm--sl. southerly winds; slight haze; 12C; falling BP
Observations:
6 SS, 1 late OSPREY, 1 Kestrel
1 local GOSHAWK; 1 local PEREGRINE
LINCOLN'S SPARROW with 6 other Sp. spp.incl a FOX SP.and
a FIELD SP., female Towhee,
Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, 4 Wilson's Snipe, 10 Greater
Yellowlegs,
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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