Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 25 254 254 Osprey 0 27 27 Bald Eagle 4 54 54 Northern Harrier 1 79 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 2194 2194 Cooper's Hawk 6 65 65 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 6 8936 8936 Red-tailed Hawk 3 96 96 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 402 402 Merlin 0 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 56 12146 12146 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: A few local folks joined the slow raptor day but enjoyed the jay parade. Weather: A good day for migration with N to ENE winds less than 5 mph. Sky foggy first hour than much clearinig with 50%-25% high cirrus cloud cover. Tempature ranged early from 17 C to 26 C . Humidity started at 82% and ending with 43%. Barometer was generally steady at 30.38 in Hg. Raptor Observations: An ideal day for raptors but few cam through. Some were tree height and others were very high beyond unaided vision. The high thin cirrus and cirrocumlus were necessary as a backdrop to view the high birds. Scanning was the only way to see the high birds. Many were detected only by being in the background when an other birds was being followed. Non-raptor Observations: It was a Blue Jay day. These birds must have known that the raptors were not gooing to go much so they did instead. Only twice were jays being chased by raptors. Once by a Sharpie and one by a Peregrine Falcon. Neither were successful. The Peregrine wasn't really trying either. 42,570 Blue Jays from 8 AM - 1 AM EST A good day. ======================================================================== 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 [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
