Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 45 499 499 Osprey 7 127 127 Bald Eagle 4 98 98 Northern Harrier 50 526 526 Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 7116 7116 Cooper's Hawk 8 263 263 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 43 18356 18356 Red-tailed Hawk 11 234 234 Rough-legged Hawk 6 7 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 1097 1097 Merlin 0 65 65 Peregrine Falcon 1 29 29 Unknown 6 6 Total: 255 28427 28427 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks, Claude Radley Observers: Bob Pettit, Shirley Hupp, none Weather: 11-21.7 degrees C, 0-10 (late) cloud cover, 30 KM visibility, Wind SE 4-7 km/hr, pressure 30.31-30.36 mm Hg Raptor Observations: Good numbers for the day of SE 'death' winds. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays 25,900, Goldfinches, Flickers, ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
