Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2168 31327 Osprey 0 0 186 Bald Eagle 0 21 173 Northern Harrier 1 184 1257 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 150 12377 Cooper's Hawk 2 131 727 Northern Goshawk 0 4 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 205 505 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400 Red-tailed Hawk 4 4480 6333 Rough-legged Hawk 0 16 20 Golden Eagle 0 50 79 American Kestrel 0 3 1611 Merlin 0 3 107 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 94 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4 Unknown Buteo 0 12 37 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Raptor 0 1 7 Total: 7 7438 73264 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Visitors: Dennis and Gwen Patrick of Windsor, Ontario made the last visit of the fall to the tower. Thanks for the company! Weather: 1.1-2.1 C; Wind SW-SSW 7-17 km/hr; 30.2 mm Hg; cloud cover 0-20%; Visibility 15 km. Clouds moving in from the south over the lake. Raptor Observations: So slow I enjoyed watching eye floaters between raptors sightings. Winds too strong for sustained flight over tower and marsh. If there were many birds they had to be north of vision. Both Coops were directly over the tower by 15 feet. Tails north and south and over the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Very few birds of any kind. Usual suspects of fall mix. Predictions: Rain/Snow mix? ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
