Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5384 16504 16924 Osprey 0 12 46 Bald Eagle 3 18 78 Northern Harrier 1 55 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 794 3278 Cooper's Hawk 1 57 127 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 21 22 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 84 288 398 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 2 5 5 American Kestrel 3 100 587 Merlin 2 10 29 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 24 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 5516 17879 30623 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury, Randy Holland Visitors: Harry Benson and several others. Weather: 8.4-13.7 C; Wind NE with some movement to ENE 1-5 mph; Cloud cover 70% early to 40% near end; pressure steady 30.40 in Hg. Cloud cover changed often with 2-3 layers of clouds. Some very high cirrus and some low stratus with a wispy cirrus look. Raptor Observations: Surprisingly no birds early and then many BUT High later in day. We have noticed this year that with Northerly winds there have been few birds early in day. Many TVs and RTs were almost not visible with 8.5 glasses at overhead viewing. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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
