Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 254 30816 31896 Osprey 0 24 132 Bald Eagle 0 46 143 Northern Harrier 5 250 587 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 3526 9141 Cooper's Hawk 2 294 394 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 182 183 Broad-winged Hawk 0 651 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 0 724 912 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 1 339 1440 Merlin 0 28 101 Peregrine Falcon 0 22 47 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: 283 36926 61138 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Jim McCoy was around the park briefly in the morning. Weather: Mostly cloudy, windy, and cold with a high of 12C. Winds were steady 20-25 km/hr out of the WSW with gusts to 30. Raptor Observations: Vultures were up and flying, but making little progress in the strong winds. Most stuck around a while before eventually passing to the west. Small numbers of Sharp-shins were darting through the winds, along with a few Harriers, Cooper's Hawks, and a Kestrel. One of the local juv. Ospreys, as well as a local ad. Bald Eagle put in a few appearances as well. Non-raptor Observations: Late swallows were on the move (see separate Ontbirds post for details). Totals: 1 Martin sp., 18 Tree Swallows, 1 Cliff Swallow, 2-3 Cave Swallows, 1 Cave/Cliff Swallow. Also moving were 120 Rusty Blackbirds, 18 Horned Larks, and 3 Purple Finches. Predictions: Sunny with WNW winds 20 km/hr and a high of 11C. Sun and the first northly wind component in the last several days should get raptors on the move. ======================================================================== 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/
