Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 590 11720 12956 Osprey 0 13 82 Bald Eagle 2 15 45 Northern Harrier 6 57 244 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 1603 5323 Cooper's Hawk 20 186 271 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 25 123 129 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 27843 Red-tailed Hawk 182 795 1013 Rough-legged Hawk 5 24 24 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 2 148 1368 Merlin 0 24 57 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 15 Unknown 0 95 133 Total: 860 14815 49509 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sylvia Telasco Observers: Esther Cusick, Jim McCoy, Wayne Telasco Visitors: Anne & Will Heinz from Wyoming and Georgia Reid from Michigan along with Carl Pascoe with the catch of the day ! Weather: Extremely heavy fog , temperatures from 11.2 C to 17.2C and winds from the north all day . Observations: Once the fog lifted we were treated to incredible views of Red Tails and Red Shoulders and the odd Rough Leg right over the tower . We had 10700 CROWS , 2300 Starlings ,a Palm Warbler perched in tree beside the tower , a Towhee serenaded us most of the day as well as numerous other birds. Predictions: Hopefully with sun and northerly winds and a lot of birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sylvia Telasco () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/