Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3 3 3 Osprey 1 3 3 Bald Eagle 2 2 2 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 14 14 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 15 37 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Visitors were scare today due mostly to weather conditions. We had a few from the windsor area, and one group for the Toronto area. Weather: A miserable day to begin with steady rain until 9:30am. The rain then turned to drizzle, and the finally ceased about 10:15am. Mainly overcast until noon. Temps were from 16.5 C to 21.2 C in the late afternoon. After the noon hour the skies were at least partly sunny. Winds were mainly off the lake when there were any. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors of any type today. Our highlight was the 4 immature Bald Eagles that were all in the air at once. Non-raptor Observations: Once the rain stopped we saw some songbird activity. The following were all spotted in the area of the tower between 8:45am and 11:30am: Tree and Barn Swallows, 2 Eastern Phobes, 2 Ruby Throated Humming Birds, a pair of Downy Woodpeckers, 6-10 Cedar Wax Wings, numberous American Gold Finch, Northern Cardinals, 2 Yellow Warblers, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Black Throated Gray Warbler, & Belted King Fisher. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Testing unlocked disclaimer... _______________________________________________ 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
