Cranberry Marsh Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 16 17 Osprey 2 54 84 Bald Eagle 0 16 16 Northern Harrier 0 18 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 143 157 Cooper's Hawk 0 22 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 74 118 Red-tailed Hawk 0 33 45 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 73 89 Merlin 0 13 16 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 5 Unknown 0 15 25 Total: 5 481 618 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Jerry Walsh Observers: Doug Lockrey, Jim Fairchild, Karl Jennewein, King Baker Visitors: 3 ladies from Oshawa came down to visit a place they were directed to as a "wonderful quiescent universe". I thoroughly enjoyed introducing the few birds to them, AND to botanize with them. Weather: warm humid sl.hazy morning; 22C; starting to cloud over as we left Observations: 2 Osprey, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel Magnolia Warbler, 3 Great Egrets; Greater Yellowlegs; Black-crowned night Heron (ad.) ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca
