Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2007--- ALAS, WE REACHED 10,000 AND BEYOND!!!
(7 hours were superb--TUV=3, rising BP and medium N winds)--see table
below
Observation time: 08:30:00 to 15:30
Official Counter: Geoff Carpentier
Observers: Jerry Ball, Jim Skene, Joyce Collier-Brown, Rosemary Harris,
Doug Lockrey, Jim Fairchild, John Stirrat, and 10 others who contributed 1+
hours.
Weather: medium N winds; 3C; rising BP; TUV=3
Non-raptor Observations: 3 COMMON REDPOLLS, 3 PINE GROSBEAKS,2 EVENING
GROSBEAKS, 2 SNOW GEESE, 2 CACKLING GEESE, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 BROWN
CREEPER---among 45 non-raptors
Raptor Observations: all conditions indicated a great day; indeed, after 7
hrs., many observers
led by Geoff Carpentier and Jerry Ball, had noted 543 migrating raptors,
coming through on several lines, high and low (see table
below);highlights--2 N.Goshawks, 26 Rough-leggeds, 491 Red-taileds
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 5 6 2260
Osprey 0 0 167
Bald Eagle 0 0 49
Northern Harrier 6 9 221
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 28 2057
Cooper's Hawk 5 9 106
Northern Goshawk 2 5 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
Red-tailed Hawk 491 613 1233
Rough-legged Hawk 26 35 40
Golden Eagle 0 3 6
American Kestrel 0 7 613
Merlin 0 0 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 13
Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Eagle 0 1 3
Unknown Raptor 0 1 51
Total: 543 721 10135
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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