Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 7 7 7 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 8 8 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 25 25 25 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 45 45 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Janina Radley, Jim McCoy Weather: A warm sunny day with light westerlies becoming light southerlies as the day progressed. Observations: Migrants were scattered and the headwind kept them low. Good numbers of passerines were migrating. Noted were Rough-winged, Bank, Tree and Barn Swallows, numerous Purple Martins. Chimney Swifts, Eastern Bluebirds, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbirds, 6 Warlber species, Goldfinches, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, American Robins, American Goldfinches. Migrating shorebirds included a flock of 7 mixed Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. Good numbers of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons were present in the marsh as well as Green Heron and Sora. Predictions: Another sunny day Friday with light to moderate Westerlies becoming Northwesterlies by late afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: See http://hbmo.org/directions.php
