Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 24 2650 2856 Osprey 0 10 122 Bald Eagle 0 23 39 Northern Harrier 0 41 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 558 1171 Cooper's Hawk 3 88 140 Northern Goshawk 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 25 25 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 220 Red-tailed Hawk 33 526 576 Rough-legged Hawk 1 14 14 Golden Eagle 3 5 5 American Kestrel 1 75 481 Merlin 0 8 26 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 14 Unknown 2 53 124 Total: 81 4086 5897 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Doug Lockrey Observers: Al Horner, Bill Edmunds, Jerry Ball, John Floegl Visitors: 12 observers/visitors Weather: APOLOGIES--I sent in a Oct.27 report, meaning it to be Oct.26 Oct.26 should be-- strong N winds; overcast skies; 8C; TUV=2; rising BP Raptor Observations: 24 TV, 13 SS, 3 CH, 1 RS, 33 RT, 1 RL, 3 juv. GOLDEN EAGLES, 1 AK, 2 UB Non-raptor Observations: Rusty Blackbird, Hairy Woodpecker, 4 Fox sparrows ======================================================================== Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey (lockrey33@rogers.com) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw