Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 7 584 Osprey 6 10 144 Bald Eagle 2 2 101 Northern Harrier 6 17 557 Sharp-shinned Hawk 47 67 7378 Cooper's Hawk 10 11 288 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18357 Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 238 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 2 1102 Merlin 7 8 80 Peregrine Falcon 11 12 41 Unknown 1 1 13 Total: 97 141 28894 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Don Wiens Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: Several visitors and a group of school children joined the counters today. Weather: Today was mostly cloudy with a few sunny breaks in the late afternoon. Temperature ranged from 16.7 to 21.3 degrees centigrade. Winds were very light out of the Soutwest to South. Raptor Observations: Only 11 raptors were seen in the first five hours of the count, after which the movement picked up noticeably hightlighted by 11 Peregrine Falcons, 7 Merlins, and 2 male Northern Harriers. Non-raptor Observations: The stream of Bluejays continued with over 18,000 being counted. There was a light movement of Tree Swallows and Swifts, one Monarch and a Greater Yellowlegs. Predictions: The winds tomorrow will be light out of the South and Southwest. The day will be mostly cloudy with possible showers in the morning and sunny breaks in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Don Wiens ([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
