Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 364 11130 12366 Osprey 1 13 82 Bald Eagle 0 13 43 Northern Harrier 0 51 238 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 1575 5295 Cooper's Hawk 1 166 251 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 98 104 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 27843 Red-tailed Hawk 8 613 831 Rough-legged Hawk 2 19 19 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 146 1366 Merlin 0 24 57 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 15 Unknown 34 95 133 Total: 420 13955 48649 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: (none), Olga Klekner Observers: Visitors: No visitors in the morning due to inclement weather. In the afternoon, Janisa and Rene K. joined us from Amherstburg. Zane Handysides and Archie Green arrived from Windsor. Weather: Fog, haze and smog was dominating the entire morning hours, but let up in the afternoon, bringing out a good number of hawks and Turkey Vultures. Temperature averaged 13 degrees Celsius with low South, Southeast winds. No counts taken between 11:00 to 13:00 due to zero visibility. Observations: Bird activity started around 13:00 EST, but was in the far Northern horizon in thick smog, making exact identification of raptors impossible. 1,220 Blue Jays, 240 Gold Finches were counted in the morning hours. 2,060 Crows were observed throughout the day. In the afternoon, crows flying eastward equalled those migrating toward the West. Red-winged Blackbirds resting on neighboring trees kept us company all day. Predictions: Slightly warmer temperatures and remaining partly cloudy. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Olga Klekner () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
