Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2387 34208 34366 Osprey 0 14 83 Bald Eagle 0 46 86 Northern Harrier 20 298 621 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 4615 8390 Cooper's Hawk 48 343 491 Northern Goshawk 0 18 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 62 283 284 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 7964 Red-tailed Hawk 300 1965 2109 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 15 Golden Eagle 1 3 3 American Kestrel 4 709 1998 Merlin 2 42 111 Peregrine Falcon 0 27 46 Unknown 0 21 29 Total: 2879 42736 56615 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Donna Bedard, Jim McCoy, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Patrick Mulawa from Michigan provided much appreciated assistance. Weather: Clear skies gradually clouded over as the day progressed. Brisk N-Ne winds and the temperature ranged from 6 to 12 C. Raptor Observations: A good flow of migrants today. Non-raptor Observations: A steady stream of American Crows all day with a trickle of Blue Jays. Local birds of note included 3 Common Snipe. Predictions: Cloudy in the morning with showers developing near noon. Moderate NE winds and high reaching near 10C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
