Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 4 705 21177 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 1 12 98 Northern Harrier 2 76 249 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 98 3528 Cooper's Hawk 13 58 207 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 172 268 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 180 1278 2129 Rough-legged Hawk 1 17 20 Golden Eagle 0 84 128 American Kestrel 0 5 596 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: 216 2516 37482 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:15:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 0 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Tom Hince Weather: Sunny, mostly clear, -2C, mostly NW winds from 20 - 28 km/hr Raptor Observations: 8 species with a total of 216 individuals. May have been more as kettles of Red-tails were observed well off to the east but difficult to count against the blue sky to the north. Non-raptor Observations: 7 Sandhill Crane, 6 groups of Tundra Swan totaling 37 birds, 2 Killdeer, Many Am. Goldfinch, Horned Lark, Pine Siskins, a group of 40 Snow Bunting and a late House Wren. Predictions: Cloudy skies. High -1C, Winds NW at 15 to 20 km/hr. ======================================================================== 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
