Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 688 20032 21112 Osprey 2 19 127 Bald Eagle 1 29 126 Northern Harrier 8 183 520 Sharp-shinned Hawk 121 2878 8493 Cooper's Hawk 7 232 332 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 105 106 Broad-winged Hawk 0 650 16132 Red-tailed Hawk 33 424 612 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 312 1413 Merlin 1 21 94 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 43 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 5 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 874 24917 49129 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Dan Loncke, Jim McCoy Visitors: A few today including Jim McCoy, Dan Loncke, Steve Winiarski, and Ann Brokelman and Jen Howard visiting from Rosetta McClain Hawkwatch in Toronto. Weather: Partly cloudy and cool (High 19C) with NW winds 10-14 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Fewer raptors than expected, although things picked up mid-day with a decent stream of Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shins, and Red-tails that quickly tapered off in the afternoon. The highlight was an ad. Peregrine that flew through heading north off the lake around the end of the 1 pm DST hour. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of Bonaparte's Gulls (45+) milling around over the lake in the morning, along with a Forster's Tern. Shorebirds included fly-by Dunlin, Solitary Sandpiper, and the Greater Yellowlegs (Day 10). Lots of Sparrows around the tower with 38 White-throated, 5 White-crowned, and 6 Songs making good use of the seed spread near the concrete blocks. Tree Swallows were moving in the morning with 155 tallied, as well as 2 Chimney Swifts. Blue Jay numbers have been dropping as of late with only 520 today. Predictions: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers early in the morning. Wind NW becoming N 20 km/hr in the afternoon. High of 15C. Conditions look ideal for a good flight starting mid-morning, so hope to see you there! ======================================================================== 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/
