Cranberry Marsh
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 41 2614 2820
Osprey 0 10 122
Bald Eagle 1 22 38
Northern Harrier 4 35 73
Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 526 1139
Cooper's Hawk 8 74 126
Northern Goshawk 0 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 22 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 220
Red-tailed Hawk 43 448 498
Rough-legged Hawk 1 10 10
Golden Eagle 1 2 2
American Kestrel 1 73 479
Merlin 1 7 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 14
Unknown 11 40 111
Total: 167 3891 5702
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Charlie Adey
Observers: Dave & Cheryl Shannon, Doug Lockrey, Joyce Collier-Brown,
Karl Jennewein
Visitors:
12 visitors and observers
Weather:
westerly winds; TUV=1; 4C rising to 12C (frost overnight);
Raptor Observations:
41TV, 1 2nd yr.BE, 4NH, 54SS, 8CH, 1 RS, 43 RT, 1RL, 1 adult Golden Eagle,
1 AK, 1ML, 5 UB, 1 UF, 3UR
Non-raptor Observations:
SNOW GOOSE, several Monarchs, several C.Loons
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Cranberry Marsh information may be found at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
