Cranberry Marsh Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 21, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 Osprey 5 15 15 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 4 6 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 16 34 34 Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 6 6 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 6 6 6 Total: 45 77 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Jerry Walsh Observers: Doug Lockrey, Karl Jennewein, Ron Pittaway Visitors: 6 visitors and 13 official observers Weather: medium NW winds, cloudless skies, 18C, TUV of 400 ft./min. BP rising Observations: 5 OS, 4 SS, 4 NH, 3RT, 16 Broad-winged, 6 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 UA and 5 UB Willet flew low over the wetland at 1320; a juvenile Am.Bittern flew in and landed within 5 m. of our viewing platform, remaining there for over an hour. ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca
