Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 450 1235 2471
Osprey 0 2 71
Bald Eagle 1 1 31
Northern Harrier 2 3 190
Sharp-shinned Hawk 145 243 3963
Cooper's Hawk 4 11 96
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 27842
Red-tailed Hawk 14 17 235
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 30 46 1266
Merlin 12 13 46
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 10
Unknown 7 7 45
Total: 666 1580 36274
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Olga Klekner
Observers: Adam Hall, Barbara Hudgell, Deb Hanauer, Ian Woodfield,
John Dilkson
Visitors:
This was Olga's first day as the official counter. She enjoyed the company
of birders from Windsor, Leamington, McGregor, Owen Sound, and Ottawa.
U.S. visitors were from Louisville, KY; Sacramento, CA; and Fort Wayne,
IN.
Weather:
Sunny to partly cloudy. Moderate to gusty winds mostly out of the NW. No
precipitation.
Observations:
Slow but good TV activity throughout the day. The first Rough-legged hawk
of the season created great excitement. Kestrels were mostly along the
shore. Some Red-tails were right over the tower to allow visitors good
views of field marks.
Multi-layers of migrating Blue Jays were noted in the early morning with
32,840 were counted for the day. Goldfinches 1,150.
Predictions:
Weather continues to be cool and partly sunny and dry.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
