Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 8 2322 Osprey 0 1 123 Bald Eagle 1 5 46 Northern Harrier 6 12 255 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 40 1940 Cooper's Hawk 3 6 81 Northern Goshawk 1 6 24 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 5 174 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 276 Red-tailed Hawk 292 591 1722 Rough-legged Hawk 7 30 56 Golden Eagle 4 7 10 American Kestrel 1 3 589 Merlin 0 1 50 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 37 Unknown 6 14 284 Total: 347 735 7989 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Geoff Carpentier, Jerry Walsh, Martin Bence, Rayfield Pye Visitors: 50 or more visitors, most of whom came to see the Nov.7 Cave Swallow--no show Weather: all-day sun; -6C up to 3C; light-medium WNW winds; rising BP; overnight frost Observations: 347 migrants-- 292 Red-tailed, incl. 1 Dark; 7 Rough-legged,6 TV, 1 Bald Eagle, 4 Golden Eagle, 16 SS, 6 NH, 3 Cooper's , 1 Goshawk, 4 Red-shouldered,1 Kestrel, 6 Unidentified NO CAVE SWALLOW; Snipe, Dunlin,4 Snow Geese, Pine Siskins, Horned Larks, Redpolls, a possible Brant ======================================================================== 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.
