Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 5 5
Osprey 1 37 37
Bald Eagle 0 7 7
Northern Harrier 0 89 89
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 1064 1064
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 18 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 18 18
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 269 269
Merlin 0 14 14
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown 0 6 6
Total: 57 1636 1636
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Alice Faren, Betty Corya, Bob Sandford, Esther Gossel,
Jim Crozier, Olga Klekner, Rene Keibossa, Sylvia Telasco
Visitors:
A number of visitors from Indiana, MIchigan, Ohio and Essex County were on
the tower before the noonhour.
Weather:
Winds today were light and variable from the South, Southeast and Southwest
under clear skies with temperatures reaching 28 degrees in the early
afternoon.
Observations:
Raptor migration was light today as winds were unfavourable. In fact, at
least eight Sharp-shinned Hawks that had flown by the tower retreated back
past the tower.
Four Red-headed Woodpeckers were seen flying over the tower today at 7:12
a.m., 8:37 a.m., 9:51 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. A Least Bittern was in view for
a part of the morning in Big Creek Marsh north of the hawk tower.
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Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
