Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2007 (see table below)
Observation time: 08:00 to 13:00
Official Counter: Les Sayer
Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Doug Lockrey, Jim Skene, Margaret Bain,
Charlie Adey, Karl Jennewein, Jim Munroe
Weather: MEDIUM NW WINDS; 6C; BP RISING, BUT BY MID-AM THE CLEAR SKIES
STARTED TO CLOUD OVER AS THE BP BEGAN FALLING; TUV=1
Raptor Observations: good NW winds, but falling Bp and fewe thermals + few
migrating raptors-- One of the UAs may have been a N.Goshawk (at 09:20)
Non-raptor Observations:3 groups of Common Redpolls (total=40); 2 Snow
Buntings; 2 Snow Geese, Kingfisher, 8 Cedar Waxwings; Red-breasted Nuthatch;
White-throated and
White-crowned Sparrow; Fox sparrow among the passerines noted
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 9 2263
Osprey 0 0 167
Bald Eagle 0 2 51
Northern Harrier 0 17 229
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 59 2088
Cooper's Hawk 1 17 114
Northern Goshawk 0 6 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 32
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
Red-tailed Hawk 23 797 1417
Rough-legged Hawk 0 56 61
Golden Eagle 0 3 6
American Kestrel 0 11 617
Merlin 0 1 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
Unknown Accipiter 2 2 15
Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Eagle 0 2 4
Unknown Raptor 0 2 52
Total: 28 996 10410
Doug Lockrey, coordinator, CMRW
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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