Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 305 2064 2209 Osprey 0 15 122 Bald Eagle 0 22 31 Northern Harrier 11 175 229 Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 1100 1873 Cooper's Hawk 2 45 71 Northern Goshawk 5 8 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 28 159 162 Broad-winged Hawk 0 181 276 Red-tailed Hawk 305 746 818 Rough-legged Hawk 3 13 13 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 4 263 583 Merlin 0 21 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 29 Unknown 17 194 239 Total: 745 5020 6715 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dennis Barry, Jerry Ball, Karl Jennewein, King Baker Weather: cold medium north winds; rising BP; 4C; sun, then cloud Observations: waves of TVs and RTs throughout; 305 TV, 11 NH; 64 SS; 2 Cooper's, 5 GOSHAWKS. 28 Red-shouldered,305 Red-tailed, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED, 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 4 Kestrel, 17 Unid. 10 E.Bluebirds, 2 Pine Siskin. several Greater Yellowlegs. 7 SNOW GEESE ======================================================================== 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.
