Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 14 14 Osprey 2 16 16 Bald Eagle 0 10 10 Northern Harrier 14 105 105 Sharp-shinned Hawk 314 397 397 Cooper's Hawk 12 29 29 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 22 51 51 Red-tailed Hawk 2 26 26 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 35 148 148 Merlin 6 18 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 1 1 1 Total: 408 816 816 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Dan Lumm, Donald Pye, Rayfield Pye, none Visitors: Many for first festival day of first festival weekend. Many new birders enjoyed the hawk flight and learned about shrugging sharpies. Thank you all for coming. Weather: Wind from SE mostly 0-5 mph. Hot, sunny, blue sky. Raptor Observations: General movement of sharpies (mostly) and kestrels. Birds easy to see with young eyes but lost in the burning blue sky. SS in groups of 2 or more. One of 6 birds. Testing our resolve to find and identify them. SE winds usually push the line of flight northward. We were grateful for what we saw. Non-raptor Observations: Several species of 'shore birds' had our attention. C. Snipe, L. Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Whimbrel (perhaps a first for sight in fall). Soras are very vocal. A drag-line survey would surly give us a good idea of their numbers. Various estimates from 25-40 in earshot north of tower. Few RT Hummers. A few swallows, a swift, kingfisher, goldfinch, green heron, cedar waxwing, red-breasted nuthatch. Predictions: Generally the same. Bring a hat, sunscreen, extra water, Enjoy a sunny day with migrating raptors and friendly observers. Many activities of kids and adults alike. This was my first day back to count hawks and it felt good! This day is usually split between Bob Hall-Brooks and Bob Pettit. Claude Radley stepped up and ran the show (daily coordinator) for us and we ID and wrote the numbers. Thanks Claude. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot@earthlink.net) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: See http://hbmo.org/directions.php