Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 250 251 Osprey 5 120 145 Bald Eagle 1 36 38 Northern Harrier 0 130 142 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1028 1050 Cooper's Hawk 1 53 55 Northern Goshawk 0 10 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 962 967 Red-tailed Hawk 0 200 236 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 636 637 Merlin 1 18 20 Peregrine Falcon 3 10 10 Unknown 51 52 Total: 19 3507 3617 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Rayfield Pye Observers: Visitors: I thank everyone, including Tim Brophy and Stu Williams today, who can come to help with the count. My time will be greatly diminished, some days limited only to picking up the data-page in the late afternoon--my wife will be in hospital for some time, and then I am trygin to find a home where her severe osteoarthritic condition and developing dementia can be looked after. Doug Lockrey Weather: falling BP, 15C, overcast, TUV=2; light S wind Raptor Observations: 2 TV, 5 OS, 1 juv. BALD EAGLE, 3 SS, 1 CH, 3 AK, 1 ML, 3 PEREGRINE FALCONS Non-raptor Observations: 4 yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 7 white-crowned sparrows ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
