Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 444 444 14362 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 1 1 46 Northern Harrier 1 1 249 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 15 5386 Cooper's Hawk 19 19 302 Northern Goshawk 0 0 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 79 79 233 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 27843 Red-tailed Hawk 178 178 1370 Rough-legged Hawk 4 4 33 Golden Eagle 5 5 7 American Kestrel 1 1 1369 Merlin 0 0 58 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15 Unknown 62 62 195 Total: 809 809 51556 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Olga Klekner Observers: Claude Radley, Jeanice Seals, Karen Padbury, Phyllis Coble Visitors: The tower's earliest visitors were Phyllis Coble and Jeanece Seals from Tennessee. Later Claude Radley, Georgia Reid, Karen Padbury and Mike and Jill O'Hearn joined us. Thank you Claude for your expertise and Karen for counting vultures. Phyllis and Jeanece, what great excitement we shared today! Thank you all. Weather: As the day progressed, the fairly clear sky turned completely cloudy. Mostly East, Northeast winds throughout the day. Temperatures were between 6.9 and 12.2 degrees Celsius. Drizzle turned into a short period of light rain in the afternoon. Observations: A slow beginning turned into a spectacular raptor day, showcasing 5 Golden Eagles, many kettles of Turkey Vultures, Red Tails and Red-shouldered Hawks flying through in groups, and 4 Rough-legged Hawks. 6580 Crows, 2350 Red-winged Blackbirds were counted in the morning. Few Blue Jays and occasional clouds of Starlings winged by in the already loud sky. Predictions: High temperature 12 degrees Celsius. Mostly cloudy with winds from the North at 12 miles/hr. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Olga Klekner () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
