Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 540 41539 Osprey 0 0 86 Bald Eagle 0 15 114 Northern Harrier 0 85 800 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 84 9524 Cooper's Hawk 0 72 768 Northern Goshawk 1 8 43 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 51 642 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7965 Red-tailed Hawk 1 660 4701 Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 56 Golden Eagle 1 39 72 American Kestrel 0 5 2035 Merlin 0 1 117 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 57 Unknown 0 6 109 Total: 3 1581 68628 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Weather: SW winds12-19 kmh. Total cloud cover. Raptor Observations: 3 birds total says it all! Non-raptor Observations: skein of 16 pintails, then later, a skein of 9 tundra swans, against a dark sky made for artistic scenes. One flicker was practically the only landbird seen. Predictions: more of same, hopefully with more birds! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
