After several very slow days at CMRW the five observers were rewarded with 2
1130am immature GOLDEN EAGLES moving through. A dark morph Rough-legged and a
RED-SHOULDERED were most satisfying as well .
Observations made by 5 observers over 4 hours, and 1 observer over 1 hour later
in the day-Nov.2/06
Counter--John Stirrat, Doug Lockrey
Observers--Joyce Collier-Brown, Marcus Lise, Ron Pittaway
Non-raptors--the Moorhen is still visible; Cowbird
Day's Count TOTAL
Turkey Vulture 7 2233
Osprey 0 0158
Bald Eagle 0 55
N. Harrier 1 198
Sharp-shinned 0 1740
Cooper's 0 151
Northern Goshawk 0 16
Red-shouldered 1 57
Broad-winged 0 974
Red-tailed 14 657
Rough-legged 1 5
Golden Eagle 2 6
American Kestrel 0 654
Merlin 0 28
Peregrine 0 13
Unidentified 0 76
TOTAL 26 7048
>From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through
>Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the
>entrance to the south pathway.
>From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past
>the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.--
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (02 Nov 2006) 1728 Raptors
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1178 1178 33810
Osprey 0 0 111
Bald Eagle 0 0 95
Northern Harrier 34 34 813
Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 110 9200
Cooper's Hawk 31 31 608
Northern Goshawk 1 1 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 29 29 105
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7728
Red-tailed Hawk 335 335 1457
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 6
Golden Eagle 0 0 10
American Kestrel 1 1 2103
Merlin 4 4 120
Peregrine Falcon 5 5 106
Unknown 11
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Total: 1728 1728 56301
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Claude Radley
Observers: Jim McCoy
Visitors:
Carl Pasco paid a brief visit just in time to see the two immature PG
passing near the tower.
Weather:
Sun in the morning with cloud and snow moving in by the end of the watch.
Temps near freezing with moderate winds out of the west. By 1:15 p.m. the
visibility was 1/2 km.
Raptor Observations:
A decent flow of birds with a suprising 5 PG and 4 ML. RT and TV started
moving at 10:30 and quit with the approach of the snow.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tundra Swans in the marsh.
Predictions:
A mix of sun and cloud with temps in the single digits and moderate West
winds.
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submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
