Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 831 14749 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 0 16 61 Northern Harrier 0 22 270 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 129 5500 Cooper's Hawk 0 82 365 Northern Goshawk 0 23 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 247 401 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 27843 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1558 2750 Rough-legged Hawk 0 34 63 Golden Eagle 0 38 40 American Kestrel 0 1 1369 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15 Unknown 0 106 239 Total: 0 3091 53838 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Olga Klekner Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: None Weather: Temperatures ranged between 4.4 and 7.3 degrees Celsius. Early fog gave way to mostly cloudy skies. Occasional winds came from the South. Observations: Not even one raptor migrated over the marsh. Countless Mallards, Gadwalls and 40 American Coots in the marsh kept me company. 220 crows and 270 Goldfinches passed over the area. Predictions: Scattered clouds. Low 2, high 10 degrees Celsius. Wind coming from the West. The number of migrating raptors can't get fewer than today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Olga Klekner () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
