Cranberry Marsh
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 27 1168
Osprey 0 0 116
Bald Eagle 0 1 39
Northern Harrier 2 19 120
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 912
Cooper's Hawk 0 13 100
Northern Goshawk 0 6 19
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 895
Red-tailed Hawk 29 414 939
Rough-legged Hawk 18 154 265
Golden Eagle 0 1 8
American Kestrel 0 2 448
Merlin 0 3 43
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 30
Unknown 0 9 129
Gyrfalcon 0 0 0
Total: 49 672 5250
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Al Horner, Joyce Collier-Brown, Karl Jennewein,
Ron Pittaway
Visitors:
60 or more to see the O-c Sp.
Weather:
cold (-4C, rising to 2C) sunny day; light N winds; TUV=200 ft./min.; rising
BP
Observations:
2 N.Harrier, 29 Red-tailed, 19 Rough-legged (making a total to date of 265,
far-surpassing the previous top-number of 222 (in 1991)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW--for the 4th consec. day, feeding with 3 Fox Sp.,
several Tree Sp., 3 Song Sp. a few White-throated Sp., Swamp Sp.
N.Shrike
Pine Siskins
2 Horned Grebes on the lakefront
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.ontariobirding.ca/~gtrw
