Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 15958 16698 Osprey 0 13 110 Bald Eagle 0 30 81 Northern Harrier 0 210 640 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2282 6719 Cooper's Hawk 0 242 426 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 20 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 0 408 568 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 4 American Kestrel 0 286 2040 Merlin 0 32 109 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 90 Unknown 4 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 1 19985 35250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Weather: Overcast with light drizzle and occasional light rain showers. Southerly winds and reduced visibility. Raptor Observations: Only seven raptors were seen today and six of them did not qualify for the count. An adult Red-shouldered was roosting in the picnic area. The local Bald Eagles, two adults and one juvenile, were patrolling the beach. A first year Sharp-shinned was hunting Yellow-rumped Warblers around the tower and he was briefly visited by the "local" Peregrine. The Peregrine made a couple of passes at the Sharpy before heading over to the trout pond to harass a very indignant Kingfisher. The Peregrine was again seen, on my way out, roosting on the roof of the beach hawk blind, awaiting Jason I presume. The only bird that headed west was another juvenile Sharp-shinned. Non-raptor Observations: Other avian observations: Yellow-rumped Warblers, Eastern Phoebes, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Goldern-crowned Kinglets, Tree Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, American Robins, White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows, Brown Creeper, Red and White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Northern Pintails, Mute Swans, Pied-billed Grebes, Bonaparte's Gulls and Great Blue Herons. Predictions: Variable cloud in the morning, overcast in the afternoon. Warm with morning lows near 8 and highs near 16C. Light to moderate Southwesterlies. Should be a good day for TVs and Red-tailed. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
