Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 63 1791 2042 Osprey 1 12 156 Bald Eagle 2 14 52 Northern Harrier 2 29 171 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 472 1522 Cooper's Hawk 8 59 114 Northern Goshawk 0 5 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 5 9 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 974 Red-tailed Hawk 39 145 381 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 1 16 653 Merlin 0 5 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 14 Unknown 4 38 90 Total: 137 2606 6222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: John Stirrat Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Geoff Carpentier, Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway Visitors: 14 observers and visitors Weather: strong W winds; 4-10C; rising BP; TUV=2 should spell a good migration day---up to 12 observers arrived with great expectations Raptor Observations: 63 TV; 1 OS; 2 BE (1st and 2nd yrs.); 2 NH; 13 SS; 8 CH; 4 RED-SHOULDERED; 39 RT; 1 AK; 2 UB; 2 UR Non-raptor Observations: 14 Bonaparte's Gulls, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, Shovelers, Wood ducks, Am. Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, albino Song Sparrow (for the 3rd day); both kinglets, Brown creeper, fox sparrow, swamp sparrow, Wilson's Snipe; 10 WILD TURKEYS on the roadway AND a MOURNING CLOAK butterfly (on the wetland infront of the platform) ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
