Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1814 4822 5411
Osprey 2 36 170
Bald Eagle 4 34 137
Northern Harrier 13 179 726
Sharp-shinned Hawk 348 1678 9001
Cooper's Hawk 8 132 411
Northern Goshawk 0 5 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 18 19
Broad-winged Hawk 3 11 18395
Red-tailed Hawk 49 174 415
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 274 1379
Merlin 1 18 90
Peregrine Falcon 0 38 67
Unknown 3 6 18
Total: 2261 7425 36248
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit
Observers: Art Thompson-Shaw, Chuck Sharbaugh, Claude Radley,
Eveyln Fisher, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury,
Olga Klekner
Weather:
Temp 8.5 C to 12.2 C ending @ 10.8 . Wing WNW ending W second half of the
day. Cloud cover started at 50% went to 80% back to 40% to 99% ending 65%.
Visibility was good but the winds made for a chilly day.
Raptor Observations:
Birds were affected by the wind and were a mix near the southern shore to
the northern horizon. Flight height varied from eye level to 100 ft. to a
limit of the unaided eye.
Non-raptor Observations:
2,000 Tree Swallows throughout the day. Mostly at the northern horizon
between 300 and 150 feet over the marsh.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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