Despite a haze to the east and very mild winds 6 oservers spent 3 hours on
Friday, Sep.8 AM at Cranberry.
Several warbler species, including an Ovenbird and what looked like a (for all
of 2 sec.) a Prothonotary!!!, rose-breasted Grosbeak aong others.
Observation time--9am to 12 noon
Counter--Doug Lockrey
Observers--Geoff Carpentier Dan Kaczynski, Rosemary Harris, Mike Newell and
others.
Day's Count TOTAL
Turkey Vulture 0 5
Osprey 7 56
Bald Eagle 0 4
N.Harrier 2 35
Sharp-shinned 6 95
Cooper's 1 6
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered 0 1
Broad-winged 1 9
Red-tailed 4 77
Rough-legged
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel 2 25
Merlin 0 5
Peregrine 0 1
Unidentified 0 2
TOTAL 23 321
>From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through
>Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the
>entrance to the south pathway.
>From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past
>the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.--
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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HSR: Holiday Beach (08 Sep 2006) 5 Raptors (Festival Saturday &
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 11 11
Bald Eagle 0 5 5
Northern Harrier 3 47 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 48 48
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 41 41
Red-tailed Hawk 0 15 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 59 59
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown
Total: 5 230 230
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit
Observers: Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury, Tim Smart
Visitors:
Group from California making a birding circuit into Ohio stayed for a brief
time.
Weather:
Temp 21.2-24.9 C; Wind SW to S4-12 mph; Pressure 30.04 in Hg; Sky O%-40%
clouds with hazy conditions all day; visibility 11 km
Raptor Observations:
Now i remember why I dislike SW winds. No birds! Three migrant species:
Osprey, Harrier, Peregrine.
Resident Bald Eagles (ad and imm). Res (has stayed three weeks) Osprey and
(Res) Harrier over marsh too.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several species of warblers moving through before noon. 3 Palm Warbler on
ground.
Predictions:
First day for Hawk Festival. Go to HBMO for details. Programs for everyone.
hawk ID workshop, banding demonstrations of song birds, raptors, and
Monarch Butterflies. Birding equipment from Pelee Wings Store. Food and
friends.
See you all there!
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submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
