Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 38 15996 16736
Osprey 0 13 110
Bald Eagle 0 30 81
Northern Harrier 4 214 644
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 2335 6772
Cooper's Hawk 3 245 429
Northern Goshawk 0 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728
Red-tailed Hawk 1 409 569
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 4
American Kestrel 0 286 2040
Merlin 0 32 109
Peregrine Falcon 1 26 91
Unknown 4 10
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3
Total: 100 20085 35350
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Carl Latta, Cherise Charron, Claude Radley, Donna Bedard,
Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy, Mercer Patriarche
Visitors:
Thank you to Cherise Charron, Ian Woodfield, Carl Latta, Mercer
Patriarche, and Jim McCoy who assisted us today.
CBC broadcaster Barbara Peacock conducted an interview with Phil Roberts
at the base of the tower for the regular nature segment heard on CBC radio
1550 on the am dial every Thursday afternoon at 5:45 p.m. on the program
Crosstown.
Weather:
Today was cloudy with light winds from the south and mild temperatures
reaching 20 degrees Celcius.
Raptor Observations:
A light migration today with the highlight a Peregrine Falcon which flew
across the tower pond at 12:05 p.m. EST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Among the migrants today were flocks of blackbirds, Common Grackles,
thirty American Robins, a few swallows, finches and a small number of Blue
Jays.
The passerine banding station reported a record number of kinglets banded
today. These birds flew in while the passerine bander showed the hawk
counters a banded Tufted Titmouse and Blue Jay.
The single Osprey is still with us, catching carp while trying to avoid
the local Bald Eagles as he consumes his catch.
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Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
