Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 935 24413 25153 Osprey 0 13 110 Bald Eagle 0 34 85 Northern Harrier 19 264 694 Sharp-shinned Hawk 714 3405 7842 Cooper's Hawk 25 291 475 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 33 33 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 28 466 626 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 5 American Kestrel 22 318 2072 Merlin 4 36 113 Peregrine Falcon 1 30 95 Unknown 4 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 1748 29783 45048 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Rene Keibossa Weather: Overcast with occasional breaks. Temperature in the single digits with moderate westerly winds. Raptor Observations: No sun and no lift for the buteos today but a good run of TVs and Sharpies with a few falcons. Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of Sparrows, Goldfinches, Kinglets, Thrushes and Yellow Rumps in the park. Predictions: Mainly sunny in the morning with a mix of sun and could in the afternoon. Northwesterly winds with a high of around 9C. TVs and Buteos should be on the move. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
