Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 41 2355
Osprey 0 1 123
Bald Eagle 0 6 47
Northern Harrier 2 24 267
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 73 1973
Cooper's Hawk 0 13 88
Northern Goshawk 0 6 24
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 178
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 276
Red-tailed Hawk 11 887 2018
Rough-legged Hawk 2 62 88
Golden Eagle 0 8 11
American Kestrel 0 13 599
Merlin 0 2 51
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 39
Unknown 0 28 298
Total: 17 1181 8435
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Bill Scott, Jerry Walsh, Rayfield Pye,
Susan Morgan/Brian Steele
Weather:
after a nightime snowfall of 3cm. we had an overcast,
hazy morning with strong NW winds, -2C; shortly the
sun broke through, but it remained cold and windy (2C)
Observations:
1 early AM Peregrine; 1 Sharp-shinned, 11 Red-tailed,
2 Rough-legged, 2 N.Harrier
female Purple Finch, both Nuthatches, 4 sparrow spp.;
500 mallards and many Black Ducks
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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