Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 106 19675 20095 Osprey 0 13 47 Bald Eagle 1 22 82 Northern Harrier 1 75 164 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 889 3373 Cooper's Hawk 0 70 140 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 93 94 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 6 599 709 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 5 20 20 American Kestrel 0 104 591 Merlin 0 12 31 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 26 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 127 21591 34335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: John, Lisa and Larry made their annual pilgrimage from Indiana. Heather and Bill from Cambridge were back for their first visit since 1995. Jerry from Kingsville was there with his camera, and two Cub troops visited the tower and got to see Mute Swans through my scope. Weather: No rain, despite the forecast. Mostly cloudy, but cleared up in late afternoon. Strong winds out of south-west at 15 km/hr gusting to 34 km/hr. Plus/minus 10C. Raptor Observations: A slow day with the strong south-west winds. 5 juvenile Golden Eagles were the highlight. Non-raptor Observations: Little other migration: 2 Northern Flicker; 1 Downie Woodpecker; 3 Killdeer; 3 Tree Swallow. Gadwall and Northern Pintail are starting to show up in the marsh. Predictions: 80% chance of rain. Winds out of west gusting to 60 km/hr. High of 13C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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
