Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2557 35658 Osprey 0 0 111 Bald Eagle 0 29 124 Northern Harrier 1 408 1192 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 301 9814 Cooper's Hawk 0 169 759 Northern Goshawk 0 13 27 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 416 492 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730 Red-tailed Hawk 5 3107 4230 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 30 Golden Eagle 0 52 62 American Kestrel 0 4 2113 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 113 Unknown 29 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 6 7126 62620 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Dorothy McLeer, Eveyln Fisher Visitors: Caroline Staddon spent the afternoon with us. Weather: Overcast cirrus with scattered altocumulus. Light SSE winds. Temps 7 to 12. Raptor Observations: More birds were seen on the way to the tower and on the way home than were counted today. The local Peregrine and adult Blad Eagles provided some entertainment. Non-raptor Observations: The only new birds from the past few days was a flock of a dozen Rusty Blackbirds in the park. Predictions: Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mainly sunny in the afternoon. Light SW winds with temps climbing from 6 to 10 C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
