Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2454 31401 31559 Osprey 0 14 83 Bald Eagle 1 44 84 Northern Harrier 9 269 592 Sharp-shinned Hawk 265 4246 8021 Cooper's Hawk 24 276 424 Northern Goshawk 0 17 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 216 217 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 7964 Red-tailed Hawk 35 1592 1736 Rough-legged Hawk 2 11 11 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 10 696 1985 Merlin 3 30 99 Peregrine Falcon 1 25 44 Unknown 0 20 28 Total: 2808 38988 52867 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, none Visitors: Ed & Charlotte Hosking from Linden, MI; Mike Adams, a keen birder from England; and Peter Veighey from Windsor were visitors to the tower today Weather: Clear, sunny with mild winds, mainly from the west Raptor Observations: Steady streams of Turkey Vultures throughout the day. Buteos interspersed. Accipiters and falcons were primarily in the tower area. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Wind shifted to WNW end of day. If it stays, tomorrow should be good. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
