Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 22 111 131 Osprey 5 76 104 Bald Eagle 1 7 7 Northern Harrier 12 45 50 Sharp-shinned Hawk 150 669 738 Cooper's Hawk 2 18 24 Northern Goshawk 1 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 16 79 95 Red-tailed Hawk 9 52 69 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 77 300 315 Merlin 3 18 26 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 15 Unknown 8 30 41 Total: 310 1425 1621 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Betsy Smith, Dan Kaczynski, Dennis Barry, Karl Jennewein Visitors: 5 VISTORS AND 9 OBSERVERS Weather: 50% cloud cover, light westerly winds,14C Observations: Given what we have seen recently today was "superb"!!!; 7 hours-- 310 raptors migrating thru--incl. 1 Goshawk, our first Red-shouldereds(3), 3 Merlin, 150 Sharpies and 77 Kestrels. white-crowned and White-throated Sparrows, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red-eyed Vireo, Nashville Warbler, E.Phoebe, MARSH WREN ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
