Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2169 2314 Osprey 0 15 122 Bald Eagle 0 32 41 Northern Harrier 1 187 241 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 1126 1899 Cooper's Hawk 0 49 75 Northern Goshawk 0 15 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 166 169 Broad-winged Hawk 0 181 276 Red-tailed Hawk 9 1056 1128 Rough-legged Hawk 2 25 25 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 2 266 586 Merlin 0 23 49 Peregrine Falcon 0 14 31 Unknown 0 225 270 Total: 24 5552 7247 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Ernie Baltz, Karl Jennewein, King Baker Weather: sunny; west winds; rising BP Observations: 1 N>Harrier (male), 10 Sharp-shinned, 9 Red-tailed 2 imm./ female Rough-legged, one of which "hung around" for several hours; the 1st yr. ald Eagle was observed several times, for the 6th consecutive day 5 E.Meadowlarkd, Cedar Waxwings, 3 Pine Siskins. 2nd winter LITTLE GULL 7 Snow Geese, with 1 Blue Goose Wilson's Snipe Fox Sparrow along with 4 other sparrow spp. ======================================================================== 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.
