Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 649 21121 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 7 93 Northern Harrier 7 65 238 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 92 3522 Cooper's Hawk 2 35 184 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 142 238 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 47 839 1690 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12 Golden Eagle 1 80 124 American Kestrel 0 3 594 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 4 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 65 1932 36898 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Jim McCoy Weather: Mainly cloudy with SE winds. Temp 7-10C Raptor Observations: Given the death winds a pretty good count. Non-raptor Observations: Small flocks of Tundra Swans. 1000+ crows. Goldfinches and a dozen Rusty Blackbirds. Predictions: Overcast with sunny breaks in the afternoon. South winds becoming brisk Southwesterlies. Temp near 10C. ======================================================================== 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
