Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2522 35623 Osprey 0 0 111 Bald Eagle 0 29 124 Northern Harrier 1 402 1186 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 301 9814 Cooper's Hawk 0 164 754 Northern Goshawk 0 12 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 410 486 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 7730 Red-tailed Hawk 39 3065 4188 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 30 Golden Eagle 1 51 61 American Kestrel 0 4 2113 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 113 Unknown 29 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 50 7030 62524 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Visitors: Caroline Staddon visited in time to see the few birds we had today. Weather: Very limited visibility in fog with light NE winds backing to WSW. The sun broke through briefly at 1:00 pm. Then the wind increased from the WSW and moved dense fog back in off the lake. Morning temperatures hovered near 2. When we had a brief break in the fog the temperature rose to 7 but quickly dropped to 4 when the fog rolled back in. Raptor Observations: All off the birds seen today were in the brief 15 minute period between 12:55 and 13:10 when a bit of sun broke through the fog. Non-raptor Observations: Song Sparrows, Bluebirds, Flickers, Downies and Juncos were seen near the tower. Predictions: Fog again in the morning with South winds at 15 kph. Hopefully the wind will be strong enough to break up the fog. If so there should be a good bit of sunshine. Morning low near 1 and afternoon high near 9. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
