Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 9 2235 Osprey 0 0 158 Bald Eagle 0 0 55 Northern Harrier 6 18 213 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 29 1769 Cooper's Hawk 2 8 159 Northern Goshawk 0 1 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 7 63 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 974 Red-tailed Hawk 672 834 1475 Rough-legged Hawk 6 8 12 Golden Eagle 2 7 11 American Kestrel 0 0 659 Merlin 1 2 30 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 17 Unknown 3 4 100 Total: 707 929 7947 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Jim McKnight, John Stirrat, Rayfield Pye, Ron Pittaway Visitors: I counted 25 visitors during the morning, most of whom stayed to help with the count Weather: strong N winds; rising BP; TUV=2; 2C = many observers!!!; THE WIND BLEW THE RAPTORS SOUTH OUT OVER THE LAKEFRONT--THEY ROSE HIGH, SOARING ON THERMALS BACK OVER LAND, ZIGZAGGING THEIR WAY WESTWARD--QUITE A SIGHT. Raptor Observations: 1 TV; 6 NH; 10 SS; 2 CH; 4 RS; 672 RT (1 was a juvenile dark morph); 6 RL (all dark morph); 2 GOLDEN EAGLES; 2 distant Unidentified Eagles; 1 ML; 1 UB Non-raptor Observations: purple finch, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL; several Common loons; Hairy Woodpecker ; adult Northern Shrike ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
