Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 608 21080 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 6 92 Northern Harrier 4 46 219 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 89 3519 Cooper's Hawk 3 32 181 Northern Goshawk 2 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 12 136 232 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 49 764 1615 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12 Golden Eagle 0 76 120 American Kestrel 0 2 593 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 87 1775 36741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Weather: Extremely mild, shirtsleeve weather all day! Moderate SE wind, until 2pm, when it switched to E Raptor Observations: Birds were not seen until 10:30 am. The majority of RT's came after noon. Small counts of the different species seen, which is usual for southerlies. Highlight was a PG in the last hour. Non-raptor Observations: 2 singing Carolina wrens greeted the observer as he climbed the stairs.MANY flickers around. An active, noisy kingfisher at the Trout Pond. Lots of horned larks in the surrounding fields. Predictions: Will probably mirror today, except breezier. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([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
