Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 51 301 301 Osprey 0 81 81 Bald Eagle 1 40 40 Northern Harrier 11 375 375 Sharp-shinned Hawk 251 3654 3654 Cooper's Hawk 19 156 156 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 845 5718 5718 Red-tailed Hawk 21 147 147 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 4 American Kestrel 45 1445 1445 Merlin 1 63 63 Peregrine Falcon 0 53 53 Unknown 1 6 6 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 1246 12047 12047 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 12:45:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth Observers: Claude Radley, Ian Woodfield Visitors: A few visitors were present today including Paul and Andrea Hales from Wisconsin and two visitors from Caledon, Ontario. Weather: Today's skies were mainly cloud covered with winds from the Northwest. Temperatures hovered around 13 degrees Celsius. Raptor Observations: Today's migration was steady with a variety of species including Broad-winged Hawks that formed kettles of varying sizes both over Lake Erie and to the northeast and east of the tower. Kettles sizes between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. were 8, 21, 26, 60, 18, and 50 birds along with individuals. Between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. the kettles ranged from 13, 45, 61 to 92 birds along with some individuals. The visiting Osprey continues to entertain visitors. Non-raptor Observations: Several thousand Blue Jays flew over the site today. A Cooper's Hawk was observed diving at a Blue Jay to the southwest of the tower at 8:15 a.m. EST. Only two Monarchs were observed today due to favourable winds for their migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
