Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3850 28263 29003 Osprey 0 13 110 Bald Eagle 3 37 88 Northern Harrier 10 274 704 Sharp-shinned Hawk 601 4006 8443 Cooper's Hawk 31 322 506 Northern Goshawk 1 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 42 42 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 109 575 735 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 5 American Kestrel 7 325 2079 Merlin 2 38 115 Peregrine Falcon 0 30 95 Unknown 4 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 4624 34407 49672 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, none Visitors: none, save for a few dogwalkers, and 2 "too-cool" guys without hats and no jackets who lasted less than 10 seconds on the tower! Weather: very brisk WNW wind kept us chilled most of the day--sun rarely made an appearance, as there were heavy clouds all day. Raptor Observations: 2 adult bald eagles, presumably the locals, were observed this morning carrying fairly good-sized sticks--pair bonding? sharpies were continuous until 2pm, appearing in "clumps" of 4-7 birds. first RL of the year Non-raptor Observations: what were the chimney swifts and tree swallows finding to eat? "get me outta here!" for those who care, there were many crows Predictions: tomorrow should be "gangbusters", based upon today's results at Hawk Cliff, HBMO, and SMRR. NW winds and warmer temps should make for a great day, so get out and help Betty set a record! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
