Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 100 425 425 Osprey 1 61 61 Bald Eagle 0 13 13 Northern Harrier 1 170 170 Sharp-shinned Hawk 182 2821 2821 Cooper's Hawk 5 65 65 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 27756 27756 Red-tailed Hawk 7 136 136 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 60 746 746 Merlin 1 30 30 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 7 Unknown 2 9 9 Total: 363 32239 32239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit Observers: Bob Pettit, Dan Lumm, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: Many from eastern and northern Ontario. Indiana, Ohio, northern Michigan. The season's Festival of the Hawks was a success. Thanks to the volunteers who did a great job with the banding of song birds, raptors, and Monarchs. Thanks to the food preparers. Thanks to the visitors who make it a fun time. See some of you again this year in Oct. and Nov. and the rest next year. Keep looking up! Weather: 17.5-21.8 C, wind NW 4-8 mph, 50%-100% clouds, Observations: Birds were at all heights. Some specks others skimming the water over the marsh. One would expect more birds and an more even/constant flow of birds. But the conditions at the site (NW winds) might not be the same to the NE and E where the birds are coming from. Perhaps Sunday will have a more usual flight for the forecasted North winds and a more N-NW winds to the northeast and east. A few Monarchs. Most common non-raptor were Starlings (2,000) and Am Goldfinches (300+) and Blue Jays (11,740) Predictions: Scattered Clouds. High: 77° F / 25° C Wind NNW 6 mph / 10 km/h Remember that the temperature at the Tower will be perhaps 10 degrees cooler. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
