[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (28 Nov 2007) 12 Raptors

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Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 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             22            174
Northern Harrier             5            191           1264
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            150          12377
Cooper's Hawk                2            133            729
Northern Goshawk             0              4             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            205            505
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          18400
Red-tailed Hawk              5           4510           6363
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:                      12           7478          73304
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.25 hours

Official Counter:        Claude Radley

Observers:        Jim McCoy

Weather:
A beautifully sunny, cool, crisp morning with light ENE winds gave way to a
rather blustery overcast afternoon with biting winds out of the SE. Temps
ranged from a low of -5 to a high of 4C.

Raptor Observations:
A rather desultry day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Migrating non-raptors included Black-crowned Night Heron, Tundra Swans,
Brown Creepers, Eastern Bluebirds, Goldfinches.  Local birds notert were
Tree, Swamp,White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos and
Chickadees.

Predictions:
West winds, cood temps and variable cloud with the chance of a few light
rain or snow showers.
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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/