Cranberry Marsh Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 11 12 Osprey 2 44 74 Bald Eagle 1 12 12 Northern Harrier 8 15 21 Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 96 110 Cooper's Hawk 13 19 19 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 71 115 Red-tailed Hawk 7 29 41 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 18 60 76 Merlin 0 11 14 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 3 Unknown 4 10 20 Total: 105 380 517 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jerry Walsh Observers: Dennis Barry, Derek & Jennifer Lyon, Doug Lockrey, Ron Pittaway Visitors: phenomenal number of observers and visitors Weather: light northwesterlies, TUV=4, rising BP signaled a reason for many observers to arrive (indeed 27 did!!!). Clear blue skies and very light winds were not exactly what we wanted. Observations: 1 TV, 2 Ospreys,1 Bald Eagle, 8 N.Harrier, 46 Sharp-shinned, 13 Cooper's, 4 Broad-wingeds (in a small early AM kettle), 7 Red-tailed, 18 Kestrels, 1 Peregrine, 2 UA, 2 UF 4 Great Egret, Wilson's Warbler, Black-7-white W., Yellow W., Green Heron, 5 Black-crowned Night Heron ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey (lockrey33@rogers.com) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.gtrw.ca