[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (21 Nov 2007) 5 Raptors

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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Turkey Vulture               0           2166          31325
Osprey                       0              0            186
Bald Eagle                   0             20            172
Northern Harrier             1            178           1251
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            148          12375
Cooper's Hawk                2            122            718
Northern Goshawk             0              4             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            201            501
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          18400
Red-tailed Hawk              1           4267           6120
Rough-legged Hawk            0             15             19
Golden Eagle                 0             47             76
American Kestrel             0              3           1611
Merlin                       0              3            107
Peregrine Falcon             0              8             94
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0             25
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              4
Unknown Raptor               0              1              7

Total:                       5           7184          73010
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 12:30:00 
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Claude Radley

Observers:        

Visitors:
None braved the weather.


Weather:
West winds with light rain showers and warm temps early.  With the passage
of a cold front at 8:30 the wind increased and veered to the North and the
temp dropped from 13C to 9C. Heavier rain began at noon.

Raptor Observations:
Few birds, as could be expected given the precipitation and low cloud.

Non-raptor Observations:
A few sparrows and waxwings were present in the park.

Predictions:
Early morning wet snow becoming light snow showers as the morning
progresses. Temperatures steady near 2C and brisk North winds becoming NW
in the afternoon.  A few sunny breaks possible in the afternoon.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley (cradley at cogeco.ca)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/