Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 56 1449 1700 Osprey 1 11 155 Bald Eagle 1 11 49 Northern Harrier 0 18 160 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 328 1378 Cooper's Hawk 3 34 89 Northern Goshawk 0 4 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 5 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 974 Red-tailed Hawk 6 105 341 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 15 652 Merlin 1 5 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 14 Unknown 2 31 83 Total: 76 2024 5640 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Charlie Adey, Ian Cannell, Norm Murr, Ron Pittaway Visitors: as many as 8 at any one time helped with the count Weather: off-and-on rains; temp. rose from 4 to 10C; overcast; falling, then rising BP; TUV=2 Raptor Observations: Great to have Ian Cannell and Norm Murr on board; 56 TV, 1 late OSPREY, 1 juv. BALD EAGLE (at 1508), 6 SS, 3 CH, 6 RT, 1 ML, 1 UF, 1 UR Non-raptor Observations: rusty blackbirds, sparrows--song, fox, white-crowned, white-throated, swamp; 7 hermit thrush, red-breasted nuthatch, junco, WINTER WREN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, both kinglets, wood duck, n.shoveler, gadwall, Am. wigeon, both teals, pintail, great black-backed gull ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
