Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 122 2531 2737
Osprey 1 8 120
Bald Eagle 1 20 36
Northern Harrier 2 29 67
Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 464 1077
Cooper's Hawk 7 66 118
Northern Goshawk 1 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 21
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 220
Red-tailed Hawk 19 393 443
Rough-legged Hawk 3 8 8
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 72 478
Merlin 3 6 24
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 14
Unknown 4 28 99
Total: 200 3655 5466
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Ian Cannell
Observers: Jean Iron, Joyce Collier-Brown, Kin & Sherry Lau,
Ron Pittaway
Visitors:
12
Weather:
cloudy, then sunny day; medium NW winds; rising BP; TUV=2; 14C
Raptor Observations:
122 TV, 1 late OS, 1 1st yr. BE, 2 NH, 34 SS, 7 CH, 1 NG, 19 RTY, 3 RL, 1
AK, 3 ML, 2 PG, 4 UR
Non-raptor Observations:
our first FOX SPARROW, both Kin glets, B-t Green Warbler; W. Snipe, 3
PURPLE FINCH (2 male, 1 female)
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
