Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 18 2938 Osprey 0 0 122 Bald Eagle 0 3 43 Northern Harrier 1 8 97 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 26 1242 Cooper's Hawk 17 34 187 Northern Goshawk 1 6 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 47 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 220 Red-tailed Hawk 61 253 1249 Rough-legged Hawk 1 13 32 Golden Eagle 0 5 24 American Kestrel 1 4 486 Merlin 0 2 29 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 16 Unknown 2 9 143 Total: 89 386 6891 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Jean Iron, Jerry Ball, Ron Pittaway Visitors: indeed, we had 8 first-rate observers Weather: strong N winds, 0C ; rising BP; TUV=3--all contributed to a "big" flight Raptor Observations: 1 NH, 4 SS, 17 COOPER'S; 1 NG; 1 RED-SHOULDERED; 61 RT, 1 light morph RL, 1 AK, 2 UA Non-raptor Observations: 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (near roadside entry to pathway; 3 C.Loons, 1 N.Shrike ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
