Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 153 31821 31979 Osprey 0 14 83 Bald Eagle 1 46 86 Northern Harrier 4 278 601 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 4560 8335 Cooper's Hawk 11 295 443 Northern Goshawk 0 18 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 221 222 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 7964 Red-tailed Hawk 41 1665 1809 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 15 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 705 1994 Merlin 1 40 109 Peregrine Falcon 0 27 46 Unknown 0 21 29 Total: 239 39857 53736 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Janina Radley, Mike Fitzpatrick, Steve Winiarski Visitors: We had a pretty good bunch of avid but disappointed birders today. Weather: Light NNW winds swung through the North to become SE by the end of the watch. High cloud and cool temps. Raptor Observations: The day began slowly and ended even slower with a brief flurry of birds at mid watch. Non-raptor Observations: 1765 Crows and 3635 Blue Jays were counted along with 1440 Black Birds most of which were Red-winged. Little other passerine movement was observed. Predictions: Winds are forcast to be a little stronger than today and predominantly from the NE. Temps rising from the single digits to the mid teens. Variable cloudiness. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
