Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 608 21080 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 1 7 93 Northern Harrier 1 48 221 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 1 77 121 American Kestrel 1 3 594 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: 4 1780 36746 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Jim McCoy, Randy Holland, Theresa Clark Visitors: 2 birders from Leamington, a beginning birder from Amherstburg, a beginning birder from Michigan, a couple from Michigan as well as a few regulars. Weather: Strong south-west winds between 20 & 40 km/hr, temperature between 7 & 8C, cloudy. Raptor Observations: 4 Raptors of 4 species in the first two hours only. Non-raptor Observations: Fairly constant movement of Red-winged Blackbirds; 1 Killdeer. Predictions: 95% chance of sprinkles, winds out of west 20 - 30 km/hr, high of 5C. ======================================================================== 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
