Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 321 13340 14420 Osprey 2 13 121 Bald Eagle 2 19 116 Northern Harrier 6 89 426 Sharp-shinned Hawk 150 1951 7566 Cooper's Hawk 5 83 183 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 41 Broad-winged Hawk 2 644 16126 Red-tailed Hawk 8 214 402 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 31 245 1346 Merlin 1 13 86 Peregrine Falcon 2 12 37 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: 530 16670 40882 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: A fair number today including Jim McCoy, Kevin and JoAnn Webb from Windsor, Ontario, Wayne and Carmen Hudson from Kingsville, Ontario, Barb and Mark Christel from Columbus, Ohio, Peter Hosking from Sydney, Australia, and Bev Wannick with 5th-graders, parents, and teachers from Southwood Public School in Windsor, Ontario. Weather: Sunny and warm with a high of 23C. Winds were moderate WNW to W 10-14 km/hr. Raptor Observations: A slow day with only a few hundred Turkey Vultures and fair numbers of Sharp-shins. The highlight was two juv. Peregrines passing in the 2 pm DST hour, both of which gave great looks. Non-raptor Observations: Just a few today including 11 Pine Siskins (some perching in nearby trees) and 3 sp. of Warblers (2 Palm, 6 Yellow-rump, and 2 "Baypolls"). Day 3 for the Greater Yellowlegs on the pond, while 20+ Bonaparte's Gulls were foraging out over the lake with Ring-bills in the morning. Predictions: Sunny with W winds 20 km/hr. High of 23C. Could be good, but might be another slow day given the flights of the last few days. ======================================================================== 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/
