Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 5510 21508 22097
Osprey 5 50 184
Bald Eagle 0 47 150
Northern Harrier 43 448 995
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1106 4654 11977
Cooper's Hawk 39 256 535
Northern Goshawk 0 8 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 52 106 107
Broad-winged Hawk 1 15 18399
Red-tailed Hawk 279 657 898
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 3
Golden Eagle 7 9 9
American Kestrel 32 499 1604
Merlin 1 28 100
Peregrine Falcon 8 54 83
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 10 14
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 4
Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
Total: 7084 28355 57178
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Claude Radley
Observers: Don Wiens, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick,
Steve Winiarski, Tom Hince
Visitors:
Numerous visitors helped make today very pleasant.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy for most of the day becoming mainly sunny late. Temps from 9
to 12 C and moderate North winds.
Raptor Observations:
A good flow of birds behind the cold front. A veritable flood of
Sharp-shinned Hawks with Golden Eagles and Peregrine Falcons the stars of
the show.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors included Pipits, Bluebirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, Cedar Waxwings
and 1000s of Blackbirds, Grackles and Crows.
Predictions:
Northeast winds and sunny skies with the high temp around 12C.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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