[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (25 Nov 2007) 7 Raptors

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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 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            184           1257
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            150          12377
Cooper's Hawk                2            131            727
Northern Goshawk             0              4             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            205            505
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          18400
Red-tailed Hawk              4           4480           6333
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:                       7           7438          73264
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:        Bob Pettit

Observers:        

Visitors:
Dennis and Gwen Patrick of Windsor, Ontario made the last visit of the fall
to the tower. Thanks for the company!


Weather:
1.1-2.1 C; Wind SW-SSW 7-17 km/hr; 30.2 mm Hg; cloud cover 0-20%;
Visibility 15 km. Clouds moving in from the south over the lake.

Raptor Observations:
So slow I enjoyed watching eye floaters between raptors sightings. Winds
too strong for sustained flight over tower and marsh. If there were many
birds they had to be north of vision. Both Coops were directly over the
tower by 15 feet. Tails north and south and over the tower.

Non-raptor Observations:
Very few birds of any kind. Usual suspects of fall mix.

Predictions:
Rain/Snow mix?
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot at earthlink.net)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/