Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 6788 21736 22991 Osprey 1 15 87 Bald Eagle 6 34 126 Northern Harrier 5 65 400 Sharp-shinned Hawk 476 2330 7492 Cooper's Hawk 61 263 447 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 19 24 Broad-winged Hawk 5 98 18270 Red-tailed Hawk 144 259 481 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 4 5 American Kestrel 63 447 1467 Merlin 3 38 101 Peregrine Falcon 6 52 86 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 2 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 2 2 2 Total: 7569 25364 51997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: About 60 students, teachers, and chaperones from Harrow were led by Bev Wannick. An additional half dozen visitors stopped by only briefly, including Evelyn from Leamington. However, it's Jim McCoy who deserves special praise for his much-appreciated help with spotting and counting throughout the day. Weather: Mostly to partly cloudy skies with a high cloud layer building over late in the day. Steady Northwest to North-northwest winds at 10 to 15 mph, and gusts to 25 mph. Temps. ranged from 7.9 to about 10C. Raptor Observations: A new third place high count of Turkey Vulture at 6,788. Also, the greatest single-day species total this season with 14, which was highlighted by 2 light morph Swainson's Hawks and an ad. Golden Eagle. Undoubtedly the best bird of the day, a Mississippi Kite, was NOT observed from the Hawk Tower, but by Phil Roberts and Claude and Nina Radley at close range. Non-raptor Observations: 13 species of waterfowl, D-c. Cormorant- 23 (southbound flock), Great Egret- 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron- 4 (2 subad., 2 juv.), Common Moorhen- 4 (lingering), Bald Eagle- 2 local ad., Caspian Tern- 3, Common Nighthawk- 2, Chimney Swift- 5, Tree Swallow- 200, N. Rough-winged Swallow- 25+, Blue Jay- 13,150, Am. Crow- 965 (first significant movement), Golden-crowned Kinglet- 10, Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 15, Am. Pipit- 15+, Cedar Waxwing- 12+, Blue-headed Vireo- 2, Warblers noted include Orange-crowned(3), Nashville(1), Yellow-rumped(35+), Palm(1), and Common Yellowthroat(1). Eastern Meadowlark- 3, Am. Goldfinch- 1,425, Predictions: Overcast skies with a PM rain shower possible. North to Northeast winds at 5 to 15 mph. High of 8C. Chance of rain around 40%. ======================================================================== 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/
