Cranberry Marsh
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 11 12
Osprey 2 44 74
Bald Eagle 1 12 12
Northern Harrier 8 15 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 96 110
Cooper's Hawk 13 19 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4 71 115
Red-tailed Hawk 7 29 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 18 60 76
Merlin 0 11 14
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 3
Unknown 4 10 20
Total: 105 380 517
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Jerry Walsh
Observers: Dennis Barry, Derek & Jennifer Lyon, Doug Lockrey,
Ron Pittaway
Visitors:
phenomenal number of observers and visitors
Weather:
light northwesterlies, TUV=4, rising BP signaled a reason for many
observers to arrive (indeed 27 did!!!). Clear blue skies and very light
winds were not exactly what we wanted.
Observations:
1 TV, 2 Ospreys,1 Bald Eagle, 8 N.Harrier, 46 Sharp-shinned, 13 Cooper's, 4
Broad-wingeds (in a small early AM kettle), 7 Red-tailed, 18 Kestrels, 1
Peregrine, 2 UA, 2 UF
4 Great Egret, Wilson's Warbler, Black-7-white W., Yellow W., Green Heron,
5 Black-crowned Night Heron
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.gtrw.ca
