Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 540 41539 Osprey 0 0 86 Bald Eagle 1 15 114 Northern Harrier 4 85 800 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 84 9524 Cooper's Hawk 3 72 768 Northern Goshawk 2 7 42 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 51 642 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7965 Red-tailed Hawk 13 659 4700 Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 56 Golden Eagle 4 38 71 American Kestrel 0 5 2035 Merlin 0 1 117 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 57 Unknown 0 6 109 Total: 34 1578 68625 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jack Boxer Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, none Weather: Mostly cloudy with a little sun in the afternoon. Breezy with E - SE winds. Temp 7 - 12C. Raptor Observations: Four Golden Eagles and one Bald Eagle were the highlights of a slow day. Non-raptor Observations: Thousands of Mallards as well as Black Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Tundra Swans, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, American Coot, Green-winged Teal, Bonaparte's Gulls, Kingfisher. Predictions: Brisk SW winds. Mostly cloudy. Showers ending before dawn. Temps 6-9C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
