Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 329 329 Osprey 4 114 114 Bald Eagle 1 92 92 Northern Harrier 5 395 395 Sharp-shinned Hawk 47 6165 6165 Cooper's Hawk 5 216 216 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 18107 18107 Red-tailed Hawk 0 190 190 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 953 953 Merlin 5 53 53 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18 Unknown 6 6 Total: 69 26643 26643 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Don Wiens Observers: Claude Radley Weather: Hot with Southerly winds. Cloudy with sunny breaks. Did I say hot? Raptor Observations: A fairly steady trickle of reluctant migrants all watch falling off in the afternoon. Five Merlin were a highlight and we watched as one of them took a Goldfinch west of the tower. An adult Peregrine was perched on the Eagle tree most of the afternoon and was still present when we called it a day. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays again dominated the skies with 13,000+ passing the tower. The usual migrants were in evidence though in reduced numbers as expected given the weather. A pair of Black-bellied Plovers were seen early in the watch. Predictions: Westerly winds with the chance of a shower in the morning. A little cooler than today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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
