Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 35 364 364 Osprey 1 117 117 Bald Eagle 2 94 94 Northern Harrier 27 431 431 Sharp-shinned Hawk 323 6523 6523 Cooper's Hawk 10 232 232 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 81 18188 18188 Red-tailed Hawk 9 199 199 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 41 995 995 Merlin 7 64 64 Peregrine Falcon 5 28 28 Unknown 6 6 Total: 541 27246 27246 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks, Claude Radley Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Shirley Hupp Weather: Mostly cloudy with the sun poking through now and again. Mild temps. NNW winds becoming SW in the early afternoon. Raptor Observations: A good flow of birds today. Non-raptor Observations: More than 52,000 Blue Jays and more than 1200 Goldfinches were counted. The park is full of birds again with a good mix of Warblers, Thrushes and some early sparrows. The usual dabbling ducks in the marsh as well as a few Soras. Predictions: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mainly sunny in the afternoon. Winds are forecast to be WNW-NW and temps will climb from the low teens to the low twenties. ======================================================================== 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
