Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 42 1798 2063 Osprey 0 9 167 Bald Eagle 0 11 47 Northern Harrier 1 60 198 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 318 1922 Cooper's Hawk 2 46 88 Northern Goshawk 2 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 7 9 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 3185 Red-tailed Hawk 57 191 287 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 0 39 603 Merlin 0 4 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 23 38 Unknown 2 24 85 Total: 119 2538 8720 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Donna Foster, Jerry Ball, Jim Munroe Weather: sunny; 10C; steady BP; TUV=2 Raptor Observations: good thermals brought raptors "on high", with excerption of great low-flying goshawks and a 2-3yr.old GOLDEN EAGLE Non-raptor Observations: many Am.pipits, black-bellied plovers, dunlins, male EASTERN TOWHEE ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw _______________________________________________ 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
