Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1663 30822 Osprey 0 0 186 Bald Eagle 0 11 163 Northern Harrier 2 107 1180 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 105 12332 Cooper's Hawk 1 34 630 Northern Goshawk 0 0 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 129 429 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400 Red-tailed Hawk 9 1059 2912 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 7 Golden Eagle 0 14 43 American Kestrel 0 3 1611 Merlin 0 3 107 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 90 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Raptor 0 1 7 Total: 21 3137 68963 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy, Rene Kielbasa Visitors: None. Smart folks too. Weather: Warm 9.2-10.3 C; Wind south 1-5 Km/hr; Pressure steady 29.85 in Hg; Partly cloudy 50%-80% with patches of sunshine; good visibility. Raptor Observations: We birds flying. Several Red-tails were spotted tree hopping on north and east horizons. Most never went westward. One bird stayed on the single dead tree in middle of marsh (Eagle Tree) 90% of observation time. 2-3 very small 'kettles' of 2-4 birds developed northeastward and dissolved as the birds drifted westward and ducked below tree line just due north and west of the tower. The lack of wind speed, its southern direction and falling barometer contributed to the low count. Non-raptor Observations: Many coots in near marsh waters. mallard, pintail, northern shoveler, and widgeon, (5 ruddy duck) made up the fowl population. About 15 mute swan were noted and 10 Canada geese (smallish in size) were seen. Predictions: North component winds. Saturday and Sunday should bring good bird our way. ======================================================================== 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
