Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 834 43841 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 16 165 Northern Harrier 1 97 686 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 178 9698 Cooper's Hawk 1 128 938 Northern Goshawk 2 10 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 334 1092 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 7 2089 6147 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 26 Golden Eagle 0 48 93 American Kestrel 0 8 1741 Merlin 0 2 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 13 3778 83097 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley Visitors: Claude and Nina Radley stopped by to see if anything was flying; no migrant raptors, but the local immature Peregrine put in an appearance over the campground. Weather: Partly cloudy to overcast skies with light rain moving in by 1400. East to East-southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. Temps. ranged from 9.5 to a high of 12 C. Visibility was fair to good. Raptor Observations: Not much of a flight today before the arrival of rain clouds, and eventually the rain. Two juvenile Northern Goshawks at close range made the day worthwhile. Non-raptor Observations: Hundreds of waterfowl moving out over Lake Erie, primarily Red-breasted Mergansers, scaups, Common Goldeneyes, and Buffleheads. There were also a few Common Loons in the mix. Predictions: Overcast skies with AM rain showers likely. More gray skies and intermittent showers into the PM. South-southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. High of 11C. Chance of rain around 60%. It is safe to assume that there will be few, if any, raptors flying tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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/
