Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 17 209 209 Osprey 0 108 108 Bald Eagle 0 80 80 Northern Harrier 11 341 341 Sharp-shinned Hawk 82 5389 5389 Cooper's Hawk 0 192 192 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 11 17972 17972 Red-tailed Hawk 3 174 174 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 793 793 Merlin 1 41 41 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 17 Unknown 6 6 Total: 127 25327 25327 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Jack Boxer Observers: Visitors: We had visitors from Indiana, Toronto, France (Normandy) and Germany. Weather: The sky was clear blue almost all day, except for 10% cloud cover during the first hour. Temps ranged from a low of 18.2C to a high of 27.8C. Winds were light (6-11km/h), and from the South, until late in the day when they became Easterly. Raptor Observations: Not surprisingly Sharp-shinned Hawks were the "bird of the day". There were a few Broad-wings, Northern Harriers, and Red-tails. Only 1 Peregrine and 1 Merlin sighted today. Non-raptor Observations: The Blue Jays keep on coming, with 15,730 counted today, and 1 Killdeer. A few common birds in the marsh: Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, and Great Egrets. Predictions: Morning: Cloudy periods. Winds South at 20 km/h, with a high temp of 20C. Afternoon: 60% chance of thunder-showers. Winds South-West at 20 km/h, and a high temp of 30C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jack Boxer () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
