Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 258 416 Osprey 1 3 72 Bald Eagle 1 2 42 Northern Harrier 4 14 337 Sharp-shinned Hawk 81 318 4093 Cooper's Hawk 7 20 168 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 5 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7837 Red-tailed Hawk 4 19 163 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 14 1303 Merlin 0 2 71 Peregrine Falcon 4 4 23 Unknown 0 2 10 Total: 115 663 14542 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Jack Boxer Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley Weather: The day started with overcast skies, reduced visibility and light easterly winds. Cloud cover diminished and the visibility improved to 10km by 3:30. Winds remained light and variable out of the E-SE-SW. The temperature climbed from 20 to 29 C. Raptor Observations: The bulk of todays birds were Sharpies with a few Red-shouldered putting in an appearance. Four Peregrines winged over during the last couple of hours of the watch. Non-raptor Observations: More than 2500 Blue Jays dominated the skies today. Two Greater Yellowlegs were at the ponds for most of the day. Predictions: Tomorrow will be mainly sunny and warm with moderate Southerly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: See http://hbmo.org/directions.php
