Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 67 13019 14099 Osprey 1 11 119 Bald Eagle 1 17 114 Northern Harrier 11 83 420 Sharp-shinned Hawk 203 1801 7416 Cooper's Hawk 6 78 178 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 40 41 Broad-winged Hawk 4 642 16124 Red-tailed Hawk 11 206 394 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 214 1315 Merlin 0 12 85 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 317 16140 40352 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Jim McCoy, John Craft Visitors: A fair number today including Jim McCoy, Len Jones, John Craft, Dan Loncke, Steve Winiarski, Barb and Mark Christel from Columbus, Ohio, David and Suzanne Townshend from Peterborough, England, and Jerry Peltier along with his brother Mike and wife Diana from Vancouver, British Columbia. Beverly Wannick with 6th and 7th-graders, parents, and teachers from William Davis School in Windsor stopped by in the morning. Weather: Mostly clear and warm with a high of 20C. Wind started off NW 8-10 km/hr briefly turning to SW mid-morning and then back to light NW in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A steady movement of Sharp-shins plus Turkey Vultures with small numbers of Harriers, Red-tails, and Kestrels mixed. Not as great as expected although rainy weather to the NE has finally slowed the flight despite good local conditions. The now local juv. Osprey plus the resident pair of ad. Bald Eagles were putting on good shows though with the former making good use of a 2 lb. Goldfish at the south end of the marsh and the latter bathing in the water at the "Eagle Stumps" in the middle of the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Notables included 5 sp. of Warblers (2 Nashville, Orange-crowned, 6 Yellow-rumped, Blackpoll, C. Yellowthroat) amongst the Kinglets and Sparrows, along with Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and 8 Pine Siskins. Blue Jays still moving in decent numbers with 5,710 tallied. Yesterday's Greater Yellowlegs extended its stay to 2 days giving some company to the 2 long-staying Solitary Sandpipers on the pond. Predictions: Sunny with NW winds 20 km/hr. High of 21C. With good local conditions combined with the rain moving off towards Atlantic Canada there should be raptors on the move tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki ([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/
