Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 26 36 Osprey 13 28 43 Bald Eagle 2 3 4 Northern Harrier 7 13 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 44 62 Cooper's Hawk 3 6 6 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 16 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 19 30 42 Merlin 1 4 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 6 9 13 Total: 80 168 254 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jerry Walsh Observers: Doug Lockrey, Jean Iron, Jim McKnight, Rayfield Pye Visitors: 12 visitors Weather: clear, then 80% cloudy day; rising BP; TUV=3; 20C Raptor Observations: 13 OS, 2 BE (1 juv., 1 ad.), 7 NH, 29 SS, 3 CH, 19 AK, 1 ML, 3 UB, 3 UR Non-raptor Observations: very few songbirds; 14 Great Blue heron, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 3 Nighthawks, many Chimnet Swifts ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
