Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 848 30683 31423 Osprey 1 14 111 Bald Eagle 3 42 93 Northern Harrier 11 289 719 Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 4173 8610 Cooper's Hawk 12 355 539 Northern Goshawk 0 5 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 69 69 Broad-winged Hawk 0 473 7728 Red-tailed Hawk 37 710 870 Rough-legged Hawk 4 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 2 6 American Kestrel 3 328 2082 Merlin 0 38 115 Peregrine Falcon 1 32 97 Unknown 5 11 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 976 37225 52490 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Betty Learmouth, Claude Radley Observers: Brett Groves, Cherise Charron, Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy Visitors: Visitors Ron and Ann Lambert from Grand Junction, Colorado visited in the early morning. They are regular biriding visitors to Point Pelee and the province. In the afternoon, Essex County Stewardship Council coordinator Brett Groves and his parents visited the tower. Weather: Today was sunny with light variable winds mainly from the South becoming moderate from the Southeast in the afternoon. Temperatures were very comfortable with cloud forming in the early afternoon causing temperatures to begin dropping. Raptor Observations: There was a steady migration of raptors throughout the morning and into the afternoon with a variety of species observed. Non-raptor Observations: Flocks of American Crows and blackbird species continued to migrate past the tower. The variety of duck species in the marsh is increasing with American Wigeon, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler and American Black noted. Predictions: Overcast, Easterly winds at 10 to 15 kph, with rain showers in the morning tapering off in the afternoon. The morning low will be near 3 and the afternoon high near 8. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley (ca@radley.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/