This is an official posting from the High Park Raptor Watch.
Station : High Park, Toronto, Ontario.
View Period, Oct. 23 - Oct 29, 2006.
Station Co-ordinator - Don Barnett.
Counters: D. Barnett, B. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, N. McHugh, N. Murr, H.
Shapiro.
The following are our totals for the period 24th - 29th., October and the year
to date.
Species 24 - 29 Oct. Year to Date.
Turkey Vulture 317 1552
Osprey 0
36
Bald Eagle 4
28
Northern Harrier 21 107
Sharp-shinned Hawk 346 1641
Cooper's Hawk 29 113
Northern Goshawk 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 102 107
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2536
Red-tailed Hawk 1296 1563
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3
Golden Eagle 12
20
American Kestrel 8 237
Merlin 9
23
*Peregrine Falcon 2
28
Gyrfalcon 0
0
Unidentified 53
113
Other (Swainson's Hawk) 1 1
Totals 2202
8111
*Totals for Peregrine Falcon may be high due to local birds which are
unintentionally counted as migrating individuals.
Thanks to all the observers who participated this week.
High Park Site Description
High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.
The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hillat the north end of the
Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of
Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above
Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79
degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near
the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is
immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since
1993.
The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.
More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:
http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw/
Naish McHugh, Observer.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (30 Oct 2006) 231 Raptors
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 72 31859 32599
Osprey 0 14 111
Bald Eagle 1 44 95
Northern Harrier 17 343 773
Sharp-shinned Hawk 47 4631 9068
Cooper's Hawk 9 389 573
Northern Goshawk 2 11 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 76 76
Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728
Red-tailed Hawk 74 960 1120
Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6
Golden Eagle 1 6 10
American Kestrel 2 348 2102
Merlin 1 39 116
Peregrine Falcon 0 35 100
Unknown 5 11
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3
Total: 231 39240 54505
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Claude Radley, Jack Boxer
Observers: Claude Radley, Fred Urie, Janina Radley
Visitors:
Phylis, Jeanece and Theresa from Tennessee and John and Linda from Indiana.
Weather:
Warm with scattered to broken cirrus cloud. Winds S-SE-E.
Raptor Observations:
About as expected given the winds with most birds passing well to the
north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very little passerine movement today. A small reverse migration of Blue
Jays was noted.
Predictions:
Overcast stratocumulus with showers in the morning. Broken to overcast
altocumulus in the in the afternoon with the temperature steady near 12C.
Moderate SW winds becoming W as the day progresses.
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submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
