Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 11 12429 13169 Osprey 0 12 109 Bald Eagle 1 28 79 Northern Harrier 0 186 616 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1785 6222 Cooper's Hawk 0 213 397 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 17 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 0 378 538 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 4 American Kestrel 0 270 2024 Merlin 0 32 109 Peregrine Falcon 0 19 84 Unknown 2 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 13 15846 31111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Weather: Wind, wind, and more wind. SW 13-24 mph with gusts to 26 mph. Slowing somewhat late. Temperature degrees C 3.5-7.4. Cloud cover 50%-95%. Visibility good 28-15 km. Did I mention windy? Raptor Observations: 13 is a lucky number even on Friday the Thirteenth. Non-raptor Observations: Two groups of Bonaparte's Gulls of 25 each flew over. 4 Black-backed Gulls on the Erie shore near the hunt club. few White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows in the brush near the ground. 2 Blue Jays and 2 Flickers. Predictions: Might be a good day for TVs ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
