Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 2 2316
Osprey 1 1 123
Bald Eagle 3 3 44
Northern Harrier 4 4 247
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 16 1916
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 77
Northern Goshawk 0 0 18
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 170
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 276
Red-tailed Hawk 178 178 1309
Rough-legged Hawk 12 12 38
Golden Eagle 3 3 6
American Kestrel 1 1 587
Merlin 0 0 49
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 31
Unknown 6 6 276
Total: 229 229 7483
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Derek & Jennifer Lyon, Jerry Walsh, John Stirrat,
Rayfield Pye
Visitors:
at least 25 visitors in addition to 15 or more observer-counters
Weather:
medium NW winds all day; 12C; overcast; rising BP
Observations:
229 migrants, highlighted by our 8-day "resident" Bald Eagle being "picked
up" by a buddy, the 2 then flying off westward together:
2 TV, 1 late OSPREY, 3 BALD EAGLE, 4 N.Harrier, 16 Sharpies, 2 Cooper's, 1
Red-shouldered, 178 RED-TAILED, 12 ROUGH-LEGGED, 3 GOLDEN EAGLE, 1
Kestrel, 6 Unidentified
COMMON RAVEN, N.SHRIKE, Y-R Warbler, 3 Fox Sp., HORNED LARK, Hairy
Woodpecker,6 wh, Snow Geese & 1 Blue Goose; Dunlins, Snipe, Yellowlegs
among others
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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