Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 62 4134 4292 Osprey 1 9 78 Bald Eagle 6 23 63 Northern Harrier 26 158 481 Sharp-shinned Hawk 301 2285 6060 Cooper's Hawk 11 121 269 Northern Goshawk 3 9 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 21 22 Broad-winged Hawk 3 104 7939 Red-tailed Hawk 62 234 378 Rough-legged Hawk 1 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 606 1895 Merlin 1 15 84 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 37 Unknown 0 3 11 Total: 490 7743 21622 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Jack Boxer Observers: Claude Radley Weather: Overcast and cool. Light drizzle until mid-day. Temp 11 - 13C. Brisk North winds becoming Northwest. Raptor Observations: A slow start waiting for feathers to dry. Sharpies continued in good numbers. A modest number of other raptors. Non-raptor Observations: Local birds included Common Snipe, Greater Yellowlegs, numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch. A modest Blue Jay migration. Predictions: Overcast again tomorrow with drizzle ending mid-morning. Light-moderate Northeasterly winds. Temperature in the mid-teens. A bit more comfortable than today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley (ca@radley.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: See http://hbmo.org/directions.php