Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1091 28472 29061 Osprey 0 52 186 Bald Eagle 0 49 152 Northern Harrier 15 510 1057 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 4896 12219 Cooper's Hawk 7 315 594 Northern Goshawk 0 9 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 298 299 Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 18400 Red-tailed Hawk 31 1559 1800 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 4 Golden Eagle 0 27 27 American Kestrel 0 503 1608 Merlin 0 31 103 Peregrine Falcon 0 57 86 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 4 21 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 6 Total: 1174 36822 65645 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Don Wiens Observers: Olga Klekner Visitors: Annual visitors from Dayton, Ohio were on the tower yesterday and again today. Some Windsor friends joined us for a while as well. Weather: Today was a beautiful, almost cloudless day with a low of 9.8 rising to a balmy 16.9 degrees. There was a moderate SW breeze shifting to S and becoming lighter later in the day. Raptor Observations: Migration was minimal until the TVs started flying at about 10am EST. The first few kettles moved down the beach at low elevation, but as expected with the weather conditions the flight moved steadily northward and higher until we were straining to see distant specks. An adult peregrine falcon, while not being counted, provided interest by perching repeatedly on the same branch of the "eagle tree", were it was when we left, and might well be when we get back tomorrow morning. Non-raptor Observations: Many large mixed groups of blackbird species moved through today, as did several thousand Crows and some enormous flocks of Starlings. Tree Swallows and various passerines were seen in small numbers. Predictions: Tomorrow should be very similar to today with winds from the S to SW, a low of 10 and a high of 16, but with cloudy periods in the morning increasing a little in the afternoon. No precipitation is expected. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Don Wiens ([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 [email protected] 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
