Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2007
Observation time: 91m to 12 noon
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Jim Skene, Karl Jennewein
Weather:overcast, gradually becoming 50% cloud-cover; rising, then falling
BP;
medium W winds;1C
Non-raptor Observations:Common Redpoll, N.Flicker, N.Shrike
Raptor Observations--see table below: during 0900 hour RTs and RLs were
moving quickly through; then the BP started to fall, and the raptors tailed
off. TOTAL OF MIGRATING RAPTORS--10,915, with 3-4 days to go!!!
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 10 2264
Osprey 0 0 167
Bald Eagle 0 4 53
Northern Harrier 1 21 233
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 78 2107
Cooper's Hawk 1 23 120
Northern Goshawk 0 7 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
Red-tailed Hawk 14 1223 1843
Rough-legged Hawk 11 85 90
Golden Eagle 0 5 8
American Kestrel 1 19 625
Merlin 0 2 27
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 42
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: 28 1501 10915
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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