Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 45 26023 26181 Osprey 0 13 82 Bald Eagle 0 37 77 Northern Harrier 13 244 567 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 3671 7446 Cooper's Hawk 3 231 379 Northern Goshawk 1 17 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 201 202 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 7964 Red-tailed Hawk 9 1462 1606 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 7 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 645 1934 Merlin 1 25 94 Peregrine Falcon 0 20 39 Unknown 0 19 27 Total: 86 32746 46625 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts, Jim McCoy, Rene Keibossa Visitors: Ed and Carol Pitts, Rene Kielbasa. Weather: It was overcast with fog early and remained overcast until rapidly clearing in mid-afternoon. Visibility improved from 2 km to unlimited during the day. Winds were light and variable until afternoon when they became moderate Southwesterlies. Temp rose from 14 to 21 C. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors today. The resident adult Bald Eagles made an early showing and one of the immature Eagles was seen in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: The skies were dominated by Blue Jays with 4,590 counted. Other birds in order of observation were Yellow-rumped Warblers in good numbers, Carolina Wren, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Gold Finch, Mute Swan, Tree Swallows in good number, Killdeer, Morning Dove, Chimney Swift, American Widgeon, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Pintail, Greater Yellowlegs, Belted Kingfisher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Flicker. Predictions: Forcasts indicate overcast conditions with showers in the morning becoming partly sunny with the chance of scattered showers in the afternoon. Light Westerly winds. Temperature rising from near 10 in the morning to abut 17 C in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
