Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 366 14010 14599
Osprey 0 42 176
Bald Eagle 0 40 143
Northern Harrier 22 296 843
Sharp-shinned Hawk 157 2568 9891
Cooper's Hawk 3 180 459
Northern Goshawk 0 7 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 20 49 50
Broad-winged Hawk 0 14 18398
Red-tailed Hawk 8 336 577
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 347 1452
Merlin 0 20 92
Peregrine Falcon 1 43 72
Unknown 6 18
Total: 578 17960 46783
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Claude Radley
Observers: Don Wiens, Donna Bedard, Eveyln Fisher, Janina Radley,
Jim McCoy
Weather:
A mild day with fog in the morning giving way to a mix of sun and cloud.
Winds SW-SE
Raptor Observations:
About what could be expected given the South winds with Sharp-shinned
dominating.
Non-raptor Observations:
2000+ Blue Jays. An early morning reverse migration of 1500 Red-winged
Blackbirds. Tree Swallows were plentiful as were migrating Sparrows. One
Common Snipe was seen as well as a number of Killdeer. Both Kinglets and
Yellow-rumped Warblers are present in good numbers as are Hermit Thrush.
All of the expected waterfowl are present in the marsh. One Monarch
Butterfly was seen.
Predictions:
Numerous showers with the chance of a thunderstorm. Winds from the S-SSE
and continuing mild with the low near 16 and the high near 22.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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