Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 2310 38145 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 20 167 Northern Harrier 1 93 726 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 109 9432 Cooper's Hawk 2 156 568 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 299 500 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2920 4042 Rough-legged Hawk 0 39 42 Golden Eagle 1 73 81 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 8 127 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 50 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 8 6032 71618 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: None. Weather: Partly cloudy with S winds 14-16 km/hr gusting to 20 and a high of 10C. Raptor Observations: Only 8: 2 each Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed and Cooper's Hawks, plus singles of N. Harrier and a distant (juv.) Golden Eagle that appeared out over the NW end of the marsh at 11:28. Non-raptor Observations: A fair number of passerines were on the move including 59 Am. Goldfinches, 75 Horned Larks, 69 Am. Pipits, and a single flock of 200 Snow Buntings. Also notable were 6 fly-over Tundra Swans and 2 Pine Siskins. Predictions: Mostly sunny and cold with NW winds 10 km/hr and a high of 7C. Should be more raptors moving on the NW winds. ======================================================================== 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/
