[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (24 Nov 2007) 15 Raptors

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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Turkey Vulture               0           2168          31327
Osprey                       0              0            186
Bald Eagle                   0             21            173
Northern Harrier             1            183           1256
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            150          12377
Cooper's Hawk                1            129            725
Northern Goshawk             0              4             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          1            205            505
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          18400
Red-tailed Hawk             12           4476           6329
Rough-legged Hawk            0             16             20
Golden Eagle                 0             50             79
American Kestrel             0              3           1611
Merlin                       0              3            107
Peregrine Falcon             0              8             94
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              4
Unknown Buteo                0             12             37
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              4
Unknown Raptor               0              1              7

Total:                      15           7431          73257
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 12:30:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Todd Pepper

Observers:        Jim McCoy

Visitors:
Jason from Leamington


Weather:
Moderately strong SW winds all morning from 14 - 27 km/hr, 0 - 4 degrees C,
sun attempted to pop out, but never made it.

Raptor Observations:
Slow day, mostly Red-tailed Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
All the regular marsh birds are still here, including the Pied-billed
Grebe, Belted Kingfisher and the usual assortment of dabbling ducks. Two
Great Blue Herons circling like raptors. Only a few passerines, 1 Robin, 2
Flickers, a few small flocks of Am. Goldfinch, 30 Tundra Swans and 6
Bonaparte's Gull - which I have not seen in a couple weeks at HBMO.

Predictions:
Weather the same as today, except slightly more sunny.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper (tandjpepper at cogeco.ca)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/