Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 60 30387 31467 Osprey 0 24 132 Bald Eagle 0 46 143 Northern Harrier 0 239 576 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 3470 9085 Cooper's Hawk 2 288 388 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 182 183 Broad-winged Hawk 0 651 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 0 721 909 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 0 336 1437 Merlin 0 27 100 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 9 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 92 36416 60628 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Visitors: There were a few visitors to the Tower today - all making the long walk in from the entrance as the gate to the park was locked today. Lisa Silvey and John Winebrenner from Indiana visited again today, along with Steve Roush from Ann Arbor this morning. Our good friends from Tennessee, Jeanece Seals, Phyllis Coble and Theresa Lindsey stopped by this afternoon, in hopes of a late afternoon Golden Eagle - sorry I couldn't produce ladies! Weather: Weather was a mixed bag throughout the day, with almost complete cloud cover at the beginning of the count period, clearing through the midday hours and then cloud build up in the afternoon. Winds were consistently from the S to SSE throughout the count day, with high reaching 19C. Raptor Observations: Raptor movement was very slow today - with the majority of birds coming through during the midday period. A small group of Turkey Vultures were noted flying at the northern edge of visibility from the tower, so there is a good chance that there were additional vultures moving through the central part of the county. A resident Northern Harrier and Red-tailed Hawk were spotted and two resident Osprey continue to frequent the marsh by the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Another day with huge movements of Black-capped Chickadees. 602 were noted passing the tower today. Flocks were carefully checked for Boreal Chickadees, but none were found. The marsh around the tower continues to be full of waterfowl - with all the common puddle ducks noted in good numbers today. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather forecast does not sound too promising for migration. SW winds and 50-70 percent chance of showers throughout the day is predicted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sarah Rupert ([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/
