Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 815 43822 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 15 164 Northern Harrier 7 93 682 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 163 9683 Cooper's Hawk 2 116 926 Northern Goshawk 1 7 25 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 320 1078 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 28 1922 5980 Rough-legged Hawk 1 21 26 Golden Eagle 1 46 91 American Kestrel 0 8 1741 Merlin 0 2 122 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 105 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8 Unknown Buteo 0 6 17 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 47 3541 82860 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwiki Visitors: Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwiki (Troy, MI), and Chuck Sharbaugh(Holly, MI) helped spot for a couple to several hours (thanks, Chuck). Chuck spotted the only Golden Eagle of the day, which surprisingly, was way off to the north despite the strongish Northeast wind. Weather: Overcast skies with a light spritzing in the first half hour. North-northeast to Northeast winds at 5 to 15 mph, with some gusts as high as 20 mph. About a 1 degree rise in temp. all day: 6 to 7.2 C. Visibility was fair to good. Raptor Observations: Another low density flight, but slightly better than the weekend flights. First and last raptor of the day was a Northern Harrier. It is possible that the early afternoon Peregrine Falcon is a lingering individual as opposed to a "new" migrant; age could not be ascertained. Non-raptor Observations: 17 species of waterfowl, including 42 Tundra Swans and 10 Hooded Mergansers. Bald Eagle- 2 (resident pair), Killdeer- 1, Horned Lark- 6, Am. Crow- 15, Am. Robin- 10, Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2, Lapland Longspur- 5+, Snow Bunting- 7+, Purple Finch- 5, Pine Siskin- 2, Am. Goldfinch- 640. Predictions: Mostly sunny skies with East-northeast winds at 15 to 20 mph. High of 10C. Expect a better flight tomorrow with plenty of sun. The wind could counter any flight if it gets as high as forecast. ======================================================================== 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/
