Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 192 7271 7691 Osprey 0 11 45 Bald Eagle 2 13 73 Northern Harrier 3 54 143 Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 684 3168 Cooper's Hawk 1 42 112 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 11 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 0 111 221 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 85 572 Merlin 0 6 25 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 24 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 279 8300 21044 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury Visitors: >From Quebec Weather: Blue skies gave way to heavy overcast early. Rain ended the watch. Light Northerly winds became light Southerly. Temps were in the high teens. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of sparrows and kinglets in the park. Migrants included thousands of cowbirds and jays with a few hundred Goldfinches. Predictions: Northerly winds behind the front and sunshine should bring plenty of birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
