Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 329 329 Osprey 2 116 116 Bald Eagle 0 92 92 Northern Harrier 9 404 404 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 6200 6200 Cooper's Hawk 6 222 222 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 18107 18107 Red-tailed Hawk 0 190 190 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 954 954 Merlin 4 57 57 Peregrine Falcon 5 23 23 Unknown 6 6 Total: 62 26705 26705 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Don Wiens Observers: Don Wiens Visitors: >From Michigan and also two classes of enthusiastic grade two students. Weather: Cloudy and cool with showers and thunderstorms in the morning and occasional light rain showers in the afternoon. Winds from the SSW veering to NNW with the passage of a cold front at 10:30. Raptor Observations: About as expected given the weather. Non-raptor Observations: 6440 Blue Jays and good numbers of Goldfinches and Tree Swallows. Sora Rail in the marsh. Most of the expected dabbling duck species have returned to the marsh. Predictions: North winds and mostly cloudy skies with some sunny breaks. Should have some birds moving. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley (ca@radley.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/