Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2005
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 62 113 113
Osprey 6 64 64
Bald Eagle 3 40 40
Northern Harrier 48 300 300
Sharp-shinned Hawk 615 3246 3246
Cooper's Hawk 39 131 131
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2864 7258 7258
Red-tailed Hawk 36 113 113
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 140 1250 1250
Merlin 7 64 64
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14
Unknown 2 3 3
Total: 3825 12598 12598
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy
Observers: Bob Pettit, Brent Schlenk, Claude Radley, Jim McCoy,
Pat Schlenk, Urban Lundburg
Visitors:
School groups, Locals, Toronto, Great Briton, IL, IN, MI
Weather:
Wind N-NNE 8-12 mph; Temp. 16.8C-21.5C; Sky 30%-90% cloud cover; Baro.
Pressure 30.14 mm Hg; Visibility 28 Km. We even had a perihelion (rainbow
oval 180 degrees to sun) meaning very high ice clouds 30,000+ft.
Raptor Observations:
Steady all day with the usual noonday lull. At many times birds were coming
from every direction _except_ WEST component. SS, BW, and AK mostly mixing
around and sometimes together either low or high (limit of eye vision).
BW and SS came off of the lake (Erie) from south on a southeast to
northwestward diagonal directional. They orginated from SE, S, or SW of
the tower heading in the SE-NW direction. Often no visible unless with
clouds in the background (altocumulus and cirrus).
Non-raptor Observations:
300+ duck species (mostly Mallard), 60+ Swallow sp., Am. Pipit.
One Anhinga - YES! A male flew from the south over the marsh and water
(west of the tower) heading northwest up Big Creek Marsh toward
Amherstburg. it was viewed between 11 and noon local time. Several
observers saw the bird.
This is most likely the same bird seen at Erie Metropark, MI Sunday 18
Sept and last seen going south over Pt Mouille State Game Area south of
the Metropark several minutes after it left the Metropark.
Predictions:
Sunny with clouds. low 70's Bring a coat and hat.
This is the last day of our 2005 Hawk Festival.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
