Observations made by 15 observers over 6 hours-Oct.25
Counter--Ian Cannell, John Stirrat
Observers--Gerry Ball, Donna Foster, Charlie Adey, Karl Jennewein, Jim
Fairchild, Les Sayer, Doug Lockrey and others
Raptor highlights--23 Red-shouldereds, 98 Red-tailed
Non-raptors--Warblers--orange-crowned; Wilson's Snipe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Woodcock, Am. Pipits, Hairy Woodpecker, Rusty Blackbirds, E. Bluebirds, Phoebe,
Tree Swallows, both Kinglets, ---
Day's Count TOTAL
Turkey Vulture 77 2135
Osprey 1 158
Bald Eagle 3 55
N. Harrier 8 182
Sharp-shinned 110 1691
Cooper's 13 144
Northern Goshawk 0 15
Red-shouldered 23 35
Broad-winged 0 974
Red-tailed 98 526
Rough-legged 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 2
American Kestrel 2 657
Merlin 0 26
Peregrine 0 14
Unidentified 1 95
TOTAL 336 6714
>From the west--Exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through
>Lakeridge Rd., one block to Hall's Rd., south towards the lake, parking at the
>entrance to the south pathway.
>From the east--Exit 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria, west past
>the Lynde C.A. parking lot to Hall's Rd.--
Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (25 Oct 2006) 1842 Raptors
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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1572 29835 30575
Osprey 0 13 110
Bald Eagle 2 39 90
Northern Harrier 4 278 708
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115 4121 8558
Cooper's Hawk 21 343 527
Northern Goshawk 3 5 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 23 65 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728
Red-tailed Hawk 98 673 833
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2
Golden Eagle 1 2 6
American Kestrel 0 325 2079
Merlin 0 38 115
Peregrine Falcon 1 31 96
Unknown 1 5 11
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3
Total: 1842 36249 51514
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Betty Learmouth
Observers: Cherise Charron, Claude Radley, Fred Urie, Ian Woodfield,
Jim McCoy
Visitors:
Thank you to all the spotters who came out today and assisted with the
count.
Weather:
Today was a mixture of sun and cloud becoming completely overcast in the
early afternoon. Winds were light from the Northwest before swinging to
the Southwest as the cloud cover became complete. Temperatures were mild
with falling temperatures in the early afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
There was a steady raptor and Turkey Vulture migration all morning with a
good variety of species. The migration was high causing spotting and
identification to be quite a challenge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Flocks of American Crows and blackbird species flew through the area in the
morning when the conditions were more favourable.
Thank you to Carl Pascoe who shared some of the banded paserines from the
banding station which included a Solitary Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Blue Jay,
Brown Creeper, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Fox Sparrow.
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submitted by Betty Learmouth ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
