Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 5 69 69
Osprey 10 88 88
Bald Eagle 4 43 43
Northern Harrier 5 170 170
Sharp-shinned Hawk 239 2359 2359
Cooper's Hawk 4 68 68
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4 6310 6310
Red-tailed Hawk 2 56 56
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 21 547 547
Merlin 6 26 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 6
Unknown 6 6
Total: 300 9751 9751
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick
Observers: Chuck Gossel, Claude Radley, Esther Gossel, Ian Woodfield,
Jim McCoy, Sylvia Telasco, Wayne Telasco
Weather:
Day started out warm sunny, practiclly clouldless, and winds out of the SW.
Mid-day, a drastic change brought LOTS of clouds, eventual WNW winds, but
no real increase in raptors
Raptor Observations:
10 osprey and 6 merlins provided most of the excitement for the day. The
last merlin was a female who came thru close to the tower, clutching and
feeding upon a dragonfly as she flew by us.
Non-raptor Observations:
29 chim swifts entertained throughout the day. Only 2 hummingbirds were
noted flying by
Predictions:
should be a dandy as NW winds are predicted
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Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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