Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1196 1283 1703 Osprey 0 0 34 Bald Eagle 0 8 68 Northern Harrier 9 11 100 Sharp-shinned Hawk 77 206 2690 Cooper's Hawk 8 10 80 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8945 Red-tailed Hawk 17 18 128 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 39 526 Merlin 0 3 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1315 1578 14322 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Claude Radley, Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy, Randy Holland Visitors: A welcome to Jacques and Dominique from Switzerland on a birding holiday to Canada. We were happy to have had your company at the Tower. Weather: Very sunny day 1-25% cloud cover; wind 4-12 mph from the northwest switching to the southwest late in count period; Barometer steady 30.12; visibility 28 km. Raptor Observations: Vultures finally got more than 1,000. We had trouble see them as well as any high flying bird. At times they were beyond the limit of vision and were only viewable with binocs. The lovely blue sky is the downfall of many a good watcher. We had one falcon pass that was argued for a spell even with fuzzy pictures. It looked like a small PG but later at home on the computer it was revealed as a very chubby male kestrel. The digital long lens camera is becoming a must at hawk watches. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Vultures are coming. ======================================================================== 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
