Cranberry Marsh,Whitby, Ontario Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2007 Observation time: 8am to 12 noon EST
Official Counter: Jim McKnight Observers: Doug Lockrey, Jim Skene, Jody Melanson, John Stirrat, Ross Lamb, Dave Worthington, Jim Fairchild, Brandon McWalter Weather: light N, then S wind; steady BP; 20C Raptor Observations: blue skies made it difficult to pick out high-fliers; we had to be alert when low-flying accipiters, a Merlin and a Peregrine came through.--see table below Non-raptor Observations: brown thrasher, blue-headed vireo, brown creeper, yellow-rumped warbler, junco, many Am. pipits, yellow-bellied sapsucker ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 266 Osprey 0 1 159 Bald Eagle 0 1 37 Northern Harrier 3 4 142 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 21 1625 Cooper's Hawk 6 6 48 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 3182 Red-tailed Hawk 3 4 100 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 6 570 Merlin 1 2 23 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 19 Unknown 3 5 66 Total: 39 57 6239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
