Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 31 43038 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 4 153 Northern Harrier 0 2 591 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 9523 Cooper's Hawk 5 7 817 Northern Goshawk 1 1 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 758 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 8 25 4083 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 45 American Kestrel 0 0 1733 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 99 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 16 73 79392 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: Our three friends from Tennessee returned today; arriving just in time for a Northern Goshawk buzzing the Tower. A total of eight visitors were out to the tower today - with regulars Olga Klekner and Jim McCoy. Weather: Overcast skies and Southeast to Southwest winds dominated the weather throughout the day. An overnight frost gave way to highs of 9C, with a few drops of rain and sun peaking through from time to time. Raptor Observations: It was a very slow day for raptor movement. The highlight was a Northern Goshawk in the first 15 minutes of the count. By noon the migration had dropped off to almost nothing and by 2 pm nothing was flying. Apparently some vultures passed, undetected, well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: 15 or so species of waterfowl, including first-of-fall Bufflehead. Bald Eagle- 2 (resident pair), Peregrine Falcon- 1 (juv. still hanging around), Blue Jay- 25, Am. Crow- 2,400, Am. Robin- 80, Cedar Waxwing- 115, Am. Goldfinch- 415. Predictions: A passing dry front overnight will bring cooler temps. and Northwest winds. Mostly to partly cloudy skies with Northwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. High of 9C. Raptors will be moving on favorable winds behind the front. ======================================================================== 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/
