Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 834 43841 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 17 166 Northern Harrier 0 97 686 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 181 9701 Cooper's Hawk 0 131 941 Northern Goshawk 0 10 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 338 1096 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2100 6158 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 26 Golden Eagle 0 48 93 American Kestrel 0 8 1741 Merlin 0 2 122 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 106 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: 1 3801 83120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Justin Bosler Observers: Visitors: None Weather: Moderate South - Southwest winds with intermittent rain showers and mostly cloudy to overcast skies. Raptor Observations: Very little activity with only a local immature Bald Eagle and one Peregrine Falcon seen. Non-raptor Observations: Not many passerines were on the move today. Two small flocks of Goldfinches totaling 20 birds and a few small mixed flocks of Starlings and Cowbirds headed west. Predictions: Sunny skies in the morning will give way to cloudy conditions with a few rain showers. Temperatures will remain fairly mild and the wind will continue out of the Southwest. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([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/
