Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 36 1448 30607 Osprey 0 0 186 Bald Eagle 2 9 161 Northern Harrier 17 78 1151 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 96 12323 Cooper's Hawk 4 22 618 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 95 395 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400 Red-tailed Hawk 72 824 2677 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 5 Golden Eagle 1 10 39 American Kestrel 0 2 1610 Merlin 0 3 107 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 89 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Raptor 0 1 7 Total: 155 2593 68419 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Martha Derbowka, Paul Pratt Visitors: Paul Pratt brought a group from a local nature center who spent much of the morning with us. Weather: A very cool and overcast morning didn't change much over the day. Temps started at 4.2 C with a high of 10.6 C. Winds began NW the first hour and a half, and switched to S the rest of the day. Cloud cover remained throughout the day at 90% to 100%. Raptor Observations: Birds were crossing the marsh at the far northern edge most of the day. Very few birds were along the lakeshore, or over the tower. Highlights were one early Peregrine Falcon who was harrassing a Red-tailed Hawk perched in a snag in the center of the marsh, Four Male Northern Harriers, and an Immature Golden Eagle who crossed the marsh along the far shore relatively high. Non-raptor Observations: Many Many Ducks were present today--Our visitors identified the following varietes: Redhead, Canvasback, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Ring-necked, Mallard, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler. American Crows were moving in large number for serval hours...970 the first hour. Good size flocks of mixed Blackbirds including Redwinged and Rusty. There were still at least a half dozen Great Blue Herons in the marsh today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
