Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 143 416 416
Osprey 0 27 27
Bald Eagle 0 60 60
Northern Harrier 4 86 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 2464 2464
Cooper's Hawk 0 70 70
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 5 8945 8945
Red-tailed Hawk 8 110 110
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 20 483 483
Merlin 0 19 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 20 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 3 5 5
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 292 12706 12706
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit
Observers: Eric Machbein, Jason Telasco, Jim Wilson, John Donnelly,
Ralph Billingsley, Randy Holland
Visitors:
Randy Holland, Jim Wilson, Jason Telasco,Eric Machbein, John Donnelly and
Ralph Billingsley
Weather:
The start was clouds and fog early with fog lifting but low clouds
persisted until late in the count time. The last hour was totally clear.
Temp 14.9 becoming 22.5 at noon EST. Wind continued due north at 8-12 mph
and barometer was steady at 30.23 in Hg.
Raptor Observations:
First Red-shoulder of the count (adult).
Birds were generally low to medium early and than were very high. Seen
with 8,5 X binocs but I was unable to see most high birds with the unaided
eye. Fellow counters could see most of the specks in the clear blue sky.
During the last hours 11 am-1 pm there were three methods of spotting birds
up high directly overhead.
1. Look up and spot them with unaided eyes and then find them in the
binocs ID them and count the numbers
2. Look up into the deep blue constantly scanning through the most like
region birds will pass. When a TV is spotted look about for other species
in with them. sharpies, harrier, and red-tail are the most likely to be
seen.
3. Wait for someone to ID the birds than write down what is being seen by
others who have better eyes.
Looking into the blue sky with no clouds for backdrop shorten the time one
can count in a day, Today's sky was brutal.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ducks and geese were moving about in the marsh. few passerines around the
tower
Predictions:
Should be a good day.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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