Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 19873 20293 Osprey 0 14 48 Bald Eagle 1 26 86 Northern Harrier 4 83 172 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 937 3421 Cooper's Hawk 5 78 148 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 94 95 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 43 718 828 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 7 30 30 American Kestrel 0 104 591 Merlin 1 14 33 Peregrine Falcon 2 8 28 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: 91 21994 34738 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Janina Radley, Jim McCoy Weather: A cloudy, blustery day with brisk Northwest winds and the temperature hovering near 4C. A few brief light snow showers. Raptor Observations: Not much of a movement today. Highlighted by 5 Golden Eagles, 2 Peregrines and 1 Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra swans were in evidence with a few small flocks winging over. Not much passerine movement. The usual ducks on the pond. Predictions: Winds from the Northwest in the morning backing to Southwest by afternoon. Sunshine and warmer temps. ======================================================================== 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
