Cranberry Marsh
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 9 513 897
Osprey 0 6 114
Bald Eagle 0 2 36
Northern Harrier 0 22 93
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 230 851
Cooper's Hawk 1 16 74
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 11
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 895
Red-tailed Hawk 0 129 339
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 58 440
Merlin 0 8 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 22
Unknown 0 13 86
Total: 11 1021 3899
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Greg Stuart, Jerry Walsh, Jim Munroe,
Susan Morgan/Brian Steele
Weather:
medium southwest winds, rising BP and a sky that started out clear, but
rapidly became overcast with rain imminent; for the third successive day
the TUV=0
Observations:
1 Cooper's, 1 Sharp-shinned and 9 Turkey Vultures
Fox Sp., Swamp Sp., many White-crowned and White-throated and Song
Sparrows; Great Egret; 200 Red-breasted mergs passed along the waterfront.
========================================================================
Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.gtrw.ca
