Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 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 0 10 99 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 26 1242 Cooper's Hawk 0 34 187 Northern Goshawk 0 7 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 47 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 220 Red-tailed Hawk 0 259 1255 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 32 Golden Eagle 0 5 24 American Kestrel 0 4 486 Merlin 0 2 29 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 16 Unknown 0 14 148 Total: 0 400 6905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Rosemary Harris Weather: In spite of a very high TUV=5 and strong NW winds, with a steady BP, perhaps the low T of =5C was holding back whatever number of raptors are still to the east Raptor Observations: none; only the resident 2 NH and a CH Non-raptor Observations: 2 Song Sparrows; it was c-c-cold on the platform; juv. N.Shrike was in a tree near the feeding station at the north path entry ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
