Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 2311 38146 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 20 167 Northern Harrier 8 101 734 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 110 9433 Cooper's Hawk 7 163 575 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 301 502 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 15 2936 4058 Rough-legged Hawk 2 42 45 Golden Eagle 0 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: 35 6070 71656 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Canadian Peregrine members Dennis Patrick and Gwen Gidge from Windsor stopped in for most of the day and helped spot a few birds, while Al and Michelle Stewart from Windsor and Ralph Billingsley from MacGregor, ON made brief stops in the afternoon as well. Weather: Mostly cloudy with ESE winds 14-16 km/hr with gusts to 20. Temps were fairly mild with a high of 12C. Raptor Observations: A small flight of Red-tails throughout the day along with a decent showing of Harriers and Cooper's Hawks. Two Red-shouldereds went by early on during the 9:00 hour, while two (light) Rough-legged Hawks passed through in the morning with one bird passing fairly low for nice looks. Also seen was a single late Turkey Vulture that made several lazy circles over the treeline to the NE before slowly drifting west. Non-raptor Observations: Several very vocal flocks Tundra Swans totaling 143 individuals flew by overhead heading SE towards the lake. Horned Larks and a small number of Am. Crows were also on the move with 143 and 296 tallied, respectively. Also the now resident Winter Wren continues to make its presence known around the tower by calling every few hours, while a Wilson's Snipe put in an appearance at the edge of the pond in the morning. Predictions: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. Winds SW 40 km/hr gusting to 60 with a high 18C. Looking like a wash-out (rain or no rain) with the strong SW winds and warm temps. ======================================================================== 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/
