Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 314 26337 26495 Osprey 0 13 82 Bald Eagle 2 39 79 Northern Harrier 3 247 570 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 3692 7467 Cooper's Hawk 3 234 382 Northern Goshawk 0 17 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 207 208 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 7964 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1467 1611 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 7 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 1 646 1935 Merlin 1 26 95 Peregrine Falcon 1 21 40 Unknown 0 19 27 Total: 357 33103 46982 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Brian Barker, Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts, Jim McCoy Weather: 15-20.4 degrees C. ; wind S to SSE less than 4 mph; sky clear with haze around the entire 360 degree horizon making visibility 3-4 km. A nice day for chatting. Raptor Observations: Very few. Early birds near tower. Afternoon birds north of tower. Vultures were not normally seen in 8.5X binocs but were found by scanning with 20X scope. Even then the the birds in small kettles came in and out of view. The haze and distance played tricks on counting TVs and RTs. The Merlin and Peregrine were close birds and either too fast or too much in the sun or both for good long looks. Some got pictures of the PG after it perched over the road SW of and out of view of the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays 7,050. Others: White-breasted Nuthatch, American Pipit, Rusty Blackbird, Kingfisher, Gt. Yellow-legs, 5,000 mixed blackbirds (red-wings, cowbirds, grackles), Starlings 1,000. Monarch Butterflies-3. Predictions: NW winds, partly cloudy. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
