Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 721 1428 2683 Osprey 0 1 73 Bald Eagle 0 2 94 Northern Harrier 1 9 344 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 182 5344 Cooper's Hawk 2 26 210 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 5 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13 18185 Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 229 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 1 31 1051 Merlin 3 6 69 Peregrine Falcon 3 6 40 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 0 7 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 750 1711 28344 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Bob Pettit Visitors: Bob Pettit arrived at the Tower by 3:00 PM. Weather: Overcast skies with rain between 700 and 900 EST. East-southeast winds at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Overcast to partly cloudy skies between 1200 and 1600 EST. Rapid clearing after 1300 EST when winds turned Southwest. South-southeast winds swinging around to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph. Temps. ranged from 11 to 16.8C. Such a drastic change in the weather made it feel like two completely different days. Raptor Observations: Vultures were lifting off less than two hours after the rain ceased. A steady stream of vultures most of the afternoon. One continuous line of birds started out along the shoreline but soon shifted slightly north to apparently circum-navigate the marsh. Third day in a row with a lucky 700+. Non-raptor Observations: Low diversity of birds today with the unsettled weather. A number of Tree Swallows (200-300) hawking insects low over the marsh in the rain and wind this morning. Predictions: Mostly cloudy skies with rain showers possible. South-southwest to Southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. High of 15C. Chance of rain around 50%. Another decent flight tomorrow if the rain holds off. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler ([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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
