Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2459 35560 Osprey 0 0 111 Bald Eagle 3 20 115 Northern Harrier 3 391 1175 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 299 9812 Cooper's Hawk 1 158 748 Northern Goshawk 0 10 24 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 379 455 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730 Red-tailed Hawk 89 2685 3808 Rough-legged Hawk 0 20 26 Golden Eagle 0 37 47 American Kestrel 0 4 2113 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 113 Unknown 29 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 105 6508 62002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Cherise Charron, Dan Lumm Visitors: Jill Lumm -- niece of Dan Lumm joined us on the tower today -- braving the cold, wet weather. Thanks for the help!! Weather: The morning's weather was the best we would have all day. The day began with Northerly winds about 6mph, temperature of 6.2 degrees C, and 100% overcast. Throughout the day temperatures dropped, winds increased, and the precipitation began...rain first, finally turning to snow. Final hours temperature was down to 3.0 degrees C, with winds gusting above 12 mph, but steady in the 8 - 12 mph range. No sign of the sun at all today. Raptor Observations: A slow day in the beginning and the end hours. Mainly Red Tailed Hawks moving thru, with a few Red Shouldered mixed in. We had 3 Adult migrating Bald Eagles today, and an early Peregrine Falcon over the marsh who tangled briefly with a Northern Harrier. Non-raptor Observations: Very few Passerines of any type on the move today...too cold, wet and windy for the smaller guys in general. We did have several groups of Tundra Swans move through. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
