Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2007
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Observation time: 9am to 1pm
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Rayfield Pye, Greg Stuart, Jerry Ball, Brian Steele, Jim
McKnight, along with 10 who helped for short times and 10 visitors.
Weather: medium NE, then E wind; TUV=1, then 2; rising BP; 0-2C; sunny day
Non-raptor Observations: 5 SANDHILL CRANES flew from Thickson Pt. along a NW
path; pine siskin, n.shrike, red-breasted nuthatch, fox sparrow; 1 ad.
white-throated sparrow still hanging around
Raptor Observations(see table below): northerly element to the wind, the
thermals and a good TUV spelled a reasonable flight--for 2 hours that was
correct; then the wind swung to the E, and the flight
stopped; 2 GOLDEN EAGLES, 5 min., apart--ad. and 2-3yr.old; 84 RT
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 9 2263
Osprey 0 0 167
Bald Eagle 0 4 53
Northern Harrier 0 18 230
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 74 2103
Cooper's Hawk 0 21 118
Northern Goshawk 0 7 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
Red-tailed Hawk 84 1175 1795
Rough-legged Hawk 4 62 67
Golden Eagle 2 5 8
American Kestrel 1 15 621
Merlin 1 2 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 40
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 15
Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Eagle 0 2 4
Unknown Raptor 0 3 53
Total: 94 1414 10828
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Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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