Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 422 2042 2248
Osprey 0 6 118
Bald Eagle 4 18 34
Northern Harrier 6 17 55
Sharp-shinned Hawk 73 251 864
Cooper's Hawk 5 47 99
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 20 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 220
Red-tailed Hawk 143 339 389
Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 2
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 49 455
Merlin 0 2 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 12
Unknown 8 17 88
Total: 674 2815 4626
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Jerry Walsh
Observers: Colleen & Mike Boudreau, Derek & Jennifer Lyon, Jean Iron,
Peter Granka
Visitors:
as many as 70
Weather:
medium north & ne winds; TUV=2, 12C; steady BP
Raptor Observations:
422 TV, 4 Bald Eagle93 imm., 1 ad.), 6 NH, 73 SS, 5 CH, 1 GOSHAWK (our
fiorst of the year), 9 RS, 143 RT, 2 RL9our first), 1 AK, 3 UA, 2UB, 2 UF,
1 UR
Non-raptor Observations:
Palm W., Orange-crowned W., Wilson's Snipe, sapsucker, Pheasant,
Br.Creeper, Hermit thrush, Swainson's thrush
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
