Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 323 481 Osprey 0 5 74 Bald Eagle 0 4 44 Northern Harrier 1 23 346 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 399 4174 Cooper's Hawk 0 26 174 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 7841 Red-tailed Hawk 0 27 171 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 24 1313 Merlin 1 4 73 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 26 Unknown 0 2 10 Total: 32 856 14735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth Observers: Cherise Charron, Karen Padbury Visitors: Visitors today included Jim Sapah of Akron, OH, Derek and Sylvia Roe of Woodstock, ON, and Steve and Kres Vessey of Bolwing Green, OH. Local hawk watchers were on hand from Windsor and Leamington. Weather: Warm and hazy today with variable winds, mainly from a southerly direction. Raptor Observations: A light migration today with the Merlin at 8:40 a.m. of interest. Non-raptor Observations: The Blue Jay migration continued today with 12,862 reported along with blackbirds and American Goldfinch. Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast indicates sunny conditions, then becoming cloudy with a sixty percent chance of rain late in the day. Southwest winds to continue with warm temperatures again tomorrow. Friday is to be cloudy and Saturday may bring showers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
