Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 61 2520 35621 Osprey 0 0 111 Bald Eagle 7 27 122 Northern Harrier 5 396 1180 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 300 9813 Cooper's Hawk 4 162 752 Northern Goshawk 2 12 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 395 471 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730 Red-tailed Hawk 318 3003 4126 Rough-legged Hawk 4 24 30 Golden Eagle 4 41 51 American Kestrel 0 4 2113 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 113 Unknown 29 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 422 6930 62424 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Jack Boxer Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Steve Winiarski Weather: Mainly sunny with ligt N winds backing to WNW. Temps from -2 to 8C. Raptor Observations: A decent flow of Red-tailed once the daytime heating got some convective activity going. The flight height soon rose to the limit of binocular range and above. The flight abruptly ceased at 15:30. Non-raptor Observations: The passerine population in the park has decresed. Seven species of ducks where in the marsh. Predictions: Mostly sunny with light S winds becoming moderate SW. Low near -2 and high near 6. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
