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 3 88 803 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 84 9524 Cooper's Hawk 2 74 770 Northern Goshawk 1 8 43 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 51 642 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7965 Red-tailed Hawk 2 661 4702 Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 56 Golden Eagle 0 38 71 American Kestrel 0 5 2035 Merlin 0 1 117 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 57 Unknown 1 7 110 Total: 9 1587 68634 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 2.75 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth Observers: Cherise Charron Visitors: Thank you to Cherise Charron who came out for the last day of the 2005 hawk count and shared some of her wonderful photographs of raptors passing the tower. Weather: A cold day with temperatures with the wind chill at minus seven degrees Celsius. The morning began with a snow flurries then sun and cloud in the late morning. Raptor Observations: Surprisingly, a few raptors passed by the tower at eye level. Non-raptor Observations: A few flocks of finches, Horned Larks, and a flock of crows were seen. The Mallards had moved back into the area near the tower following the mild weather. Four Hooded Mergansers were noted in the trout pond. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
