Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2 2377 35009
Osprey 0 0 111
Bald Eagle 1 9 104
Northern Harrier 85 355 1134
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 289 9379
Cooper's Hawk 8 127 704
Northern Goshawk 0 9 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 28 281 357
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730
Red-tailed Hawk 233 1675 2797
Rough-legged Hawk 4 16 22
Golden Eagle 2 18 28
American Kestrel 0 4 2106
Merlin 0 5 121
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 108
Unknown 19 30
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Total: 388 5193 59766
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff
Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Dan Lumm, Dave Stimac, Fred Urie,
Jim McCoy, Tim Smart
Visitors:
Northerly winds brought out the hearty souls today. Visitors included:
Chris Saladin of Cleveland OH, Yvonne and Katie Sleight (sister and niece
of Dan Lumm) from MI, Dave Stimac and his friends Jim and Kelly from MI,
and Caroline Staddon from Harrow ON.
Weather:
Overcast and chilly best describes the day. Winds were Northerly all day
with speeds of 5 mph on average. Temperatures were from 3.9 degrees C up
to 5.1 degrees C. The combination made for a cool day on the tower.
Raptor Observations:
Highlights today were the 2 Golden Eagles, one immature, and one sub-adult
bird. When our resident Bald Eagle pair spotted the first Golden Eagle
moving through, they decided to give an "escort" out of their territory.
This happened just shortly after the resident pair stirred up the ducks in
the marsh, and one Eagle decided to go after a Northern Harrier who had a
meal in tow. The Eagle won, of course...making the Harrier drop his kill,
and then went into a dramatic dive on the Harrier anyway. This morning we
saw a large movement of Northern Harriers through mainly between 9 am and
11 am. Many of these birds were adult male.
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights here include a flock of 35 Eastern Blue Birds in the 9 o'clock
hour, several groups of Tundra Swans throughout the day, American Crows
moving in a few large flocks.
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Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
