Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 6 14 14 Osprey 1 14 14 Bald Eagle 0 10 10 Northern Harrier 9 91 91 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 83 83 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 17 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 29 29 Red-tailed Hawk 7 24 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 14 121 121 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 63 408 408 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy Visitors: Dennis Boulay, Rene' Kielbasa, Steve Kopacz Weather: Hot, Extremely sunny, cloudless, winds NNE until 12:30, switched to SE Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: 2 gr Yellowlegs 1 common snipe 2 spotted sandpipers 1 green heron NUMEROUS sora rails heard calling thru day Predictions: if winds stay SE and temps stay high, hope that there are lots of "dickey birds" for the attendees of the Hawkfest ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
