Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 2522 35623 Osprey 0 0 111 Bald Eagle 0 29 124 Northern Harrier 1 401 1185 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 301 9814 Cooper's Hawk 0 164 754 Northern Goshawk 0 12 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 401 477 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730 Red-tailed Hawk 7 3026 4149 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 30 Golden Eagle 9 50 60 American Kestrel 0 4 2113 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 113 Unknown 29 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 24 6980 62474 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth Observers: Eveyln Fisher, Heather Campbell, Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy Visitors: Thank you to our visitors and spotters without whom we would not have seen today's eagles. Weather: Winds in the morning were light from the Northeast, then swinging to the Southeast at noon. Skies were clear with sun throughtout the watch. Raptor Observations: Today's highlights were the Golden Eagles that literally appeared "out of the blue" and overhead in the vicinity of the tower. Five subadults and immatures were seen between 11:45 a.m. and 11:55 a.m. A single immature was spotted at 12:15 p.m., followed by two subadults and an immature between 2:01 p.m. and 2:05 p.m. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
