Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 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 8 107 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 3802 83121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: None. Weather: Very cool with high winds from WNW. Cloud height low. Some slivers of blue but not useful to migration and sunlight. Barometer steady 29.81. Raptor Observations: One PG adult passed south of tower at height of second level of tower and out into the marsh and westward. No others raptors seen. Not even perched RTs. Non-raptor Observations: Goldfinch - 45, Coot - 100, Tundra Swans - 3, Mute Swans - 15, Mixed ducks - 200, Great blue Heron -1. Predictions: Similar results. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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/
