Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 129 129 287 Osprey 1 1 70 Bald Eagle 0 0 40 Northern Harrier 1 1 324 Sharp-shinned Hawk 129 129 3904 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 148 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7835 Red-tailed Hawk 9 9 153 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1290 Merlin 1 1 70 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 19 Unknown 2 2 10 Total: 273 273 14152 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury, Rene Keibossa Visitors: The Majority of our visitors today were students from a local University who spent time on the Hawk Tower as well as a tour at the Banding Station for some "up-close and personal" looks at a variety of birds. We thank you all for coming, and hope to see you back on the tower soon! Weather: Today's weather of clear skies, bright sunshine, and south or south-west winds made for a delightful day on the tower, but kept our raptor numbers low. Temperatures ranged from 16 degrees C this morning, up to 24 degrees C this afternoon. Raptor Observations: Turkey vultures have definately begun moving through the area. Sharp-shinned hawks continue as well, and fly no matter the weather it seems. Very few other raptors today. All on the tower were treated to an "up close" pass-by of one of the resident immature Bald Eagles. Many "oohhs and aahhs" were heard. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays and American Gold Finches continue in large numbers with 16,930 and 860 respectively. Other migrants today included several hundred Tree Swallows, several groups of Cedar Waxwings approx 60 total and 20 Monarch Butterflies. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
