[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (30 Nov 2007) 10 Raptors

[reports at hawkcount.org]

Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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             2            193           1266
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            151          12378
Cooper's Hawk                0            133            729
Northern Goshawk             0              4             16
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            205            505
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          18400
Red-tailed Hawk              7           4517           6370
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:                      10           7488          73314
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Observation start time: 09:30:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 3.5 hours

Official Counter:        Bob Pettit

Observers:        

Visitors:
Claude and Nina Radley took me to lunch. Thanks!


Weather:
Very windy 20-32 km/hr (22 mph) from SW. 2-4 C temp,  pressure 30.12 in Hg,
57% humidity, 20%-99% cloud cover With very good visibility.

Raptor Observations:
So windy that few birds noted in early time count with none very high and
most down on the 'deck' just over the water or vegetation over the marsh.
Nice close male harrier.

Non-raptor Observations:
6 hooded mergansers, cardinal, bluebird, Caroline Wren, coot, (one each).
300 mallard and mixed pond ducks.

Predictions:
This was the last official day of the 2007 Hawk Count Season. We only count
in the fall but the birds fly when they want to. I THANK all of the
volunteer counters, spotters, and helpers for a job well done for this
season. A raw summary of the season can be seen at (hawkcount.org) by
clicking on the menu for 'Holiday Beach". A more complete accounting will
be forthcoming in the newsletter, Northwind, available with a membership
(hbmo.org). See our website for dates for the HBMO Christmas Bird Count and
annual meeting in March 2008. Have a splendid birding year! Bob Pettit,
count Co-chair.
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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/