Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 608 21080 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 6 92 Northern Harrier 1 47 220 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 89 3519 Cooper's Hawk 0 32 181 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 136 232 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 0 764 1615 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12 Golden Eagle 0 76 120 American Kestrel 0 2 593 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 1 1776 36742 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Eveyln Fisher, Jim McCoy Visitors: A couple from North Bay for 10 minutes. Weather: 100% cloud cover, 11-13C, wind SE @ 2-5 mph, Rain at start for 15 minutes then rain from 10:45-11:05, and 12:00-1:15. Raptor Observations: Count suspended from Noon to 1 PM because of rain. Count resumed 1 PM and terminated at 2 PM for lack of raptors. One immature Harrier seen all day. Non-raptor Observations: Large flock of Starlings with Red-wing Blackbird mix directly south of the tower in the wooded strip before the shoreline of Lake Erie in several trees. Other groups of blackbird (including Rusty) passed during dry spells. Ducks were nowhere to be seen early but materialized after 1 PM. Coots were numerous throughout the count period with about 40 seen. Several GBH and Mute Swan were present. ======================================================================== 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
