Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1593 1620 1826
Osprey 2 6 118
Bald Eagle 11 14 30
Northern Harrier 10 11 49
Sharp-shinned Hawk 120 178 791
Cooper's Hawk 36 42 94
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 11 11 11
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 220
Red-tailed Hawk 196 196 246
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 40 48 454
Merlin 1 2 20
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 12
Unknown 4 9 80
Total: 2027 2141 3952
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jerry Walsh
Observers: Alf Lisk, Colleen & Mike Boudreau, Derek & Jennifer Lyon,
Martin Bence
Visitors:
15
Weather:
blustery north-northeast wind all day; cloudy, then clearing; TUV=3; rising
BP; 10C
Raptor Observations:
1693 TV, 2 OS, 10 NH, 11 Bald Eagle (4 adult), 120 SS, 36 CH, 11
RED-SHOULDERED, 1 BW, 196 RT, 1 GE, 40 AK, 1 ML, 1 PG, 2 UA, 2UB
Non-raptor Observations:
2 CATTLE EGRET--north end of Hall's Rd;, 4 Great Egret, Yellow Warbler,
Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, many Yellow-rumped Warblers, late Yellow W.
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
