Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 2 579 Osprey 4 4 138 Bald Eagle 0 0 99 Northern Harrier 11 11 551 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 20 7331 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 278 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18357 Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 237 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1101 Merlin 1 1 73 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 30 Unknown 12 Total: 44 44 28797 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jack Boxer Observers: Visitors: There were no visitors at the tower today. Weather: Today was very cloudy, then there a thunderstorm, followed by just rain. Winds were South or SouthSouthEast all day. Temp was 20.6C at start of the day, and dropped to 18.2C by end of the count. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks were today's dominant bird. Also sighted were: 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 American Kestrel, and 1 Cooper's, as well as a number of Ospreys, Northern Harriers, and Red-tails. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Areas of fog through mid-morning. Morning low of 17C, and afternoon high of 23C. Southwest winds 8-24 km/hr, becoming South during the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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
