Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 33 31892 32632 Osprey 0 14 111 Bald Eagle 0 44 95 Northern Harrier 6 349 779 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 4653 9090 Cooper's Hawk 4 393 577 Northern Goshawk 0 11 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 76 76 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 2 962 1122 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 6 10 American Kestrel 0 348 2102 Merlin 0 39 116 Peregrine Falcon 1 36 101 Unknown 5 11 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 68 39308 54573 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Claude Radley, Martin Blagdurn Visitors: Ellen Smout from London ON and Martin Blagdurn from Grosse Pte Woods, MI Weather: 100 % cloud cover all day. Wind from S, switching to W by 1pm. Low ceiling kept birds at comfortable viewing range all day Raptor Observations: few birds today, probably due to strong, contrary winds. Non-raptor Observations: hardly any passerines noted today; Claude had a "flock" of 7 loons flying from N to S towards the lake Predictions: a front is coming, so birds wil be on the move. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
