Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 12682 13918 Osprey 0 14 83 Bald Eagle 0 15 45 Northern Harrier 0 61 248 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1649 5369 Cooper's Hawk 0 194 279 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 148 154 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 27843 Red-tailed Hawk 0 971 1189 Rough-legged Hawk 0 29 29 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 148 1368 Merlin 0 25 58 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 15 Unknown 0 95 133 Total: 0 16043 50737 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours Official Counter: (none), Bob Pettit Observers: Claude Radley, Jim Crozier Visitors: None Weather: The death wind ESE! Fog and rain. Mostly fog. Counted from 7:45-10 AM EST. Lightening storm from 10-11 AM NO COUNT Conducted. Count restarted at 11 AM and ended at 1 PM At one point the visibility was less than 500 feet! Observations: NO raptors going westward (migrating). Two Bald Eagles went eastward along the shore and below tree line. They appeared to be immatures. they didn't return. 1,000+ blackbirds (mostly Redwings), 2 Common Snipe, 4 male Downey Woodpecker, 1 Solitary Vireo (seems late). Woodcock banded today at station. Predictions: Not favorable. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
