Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2007 (see table below)
Observation time: 9am to 12 noon, before snowfall commenced
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim McKnight, Jim Munroe, Jim Skene, Ross Lamb, Rosemary Harris,
Frank Oland, Phil Babbin, and several others who braved the strong winds and
c-c-cold.
Weather: strong SW winds; falling BP; -2C; cloudy; at noon light snow
started to fall
Non-raptor Observations: on the waterfront--many Greater Scaup, Common
Goldeneye, several Redheads, Buffleheads, Common Mergansers; over the
wetlands- N.Flicker, 1 Am.Pipit, Red- and White-breasted Nuthatches,
N.Shrike
Raptor Observations: AGAIN I WISH TO THANK EVERYONE OF THE OVER 100 WHO
HELPED WITH THE CMRW 2007 OVER 104 DAYS. On 25% of those days we had weather
conditions amenable to a migratory raptor flight, this being the first time
since 2001 in which over 15% of the days were satisfactory. Undoubtedly this
explains why we had nearly 11,000 choose the lakefront route--the first time
since 2001 with over 9,000
Today the raptors were strongly buffeted by the SW winds, gradually coming
through. To watch the antics of Rough-legged Hawks, whether hovering,
battling winds or feeding always brings thrills. An aerial battle took place
over the field to the west of Hall's Rd.--2 N. Harriers being harassed,
unsuccessfully by a Peregrine falcon.
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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 3 25 237
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 79 2108
Cooper's Hawk 0 23 120
Northern Goshawk 0 7 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
Red-tailed Hawk 2 1235 1855
Rough-legged Hawk 10 116 121
Golden Eagle 0 5 8
American Kestrel 0 21 627
Merlin 0 2 27
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 43
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: 16 1552 10966
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW 2007 (CMRW 2008 will start up in late August)
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Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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