Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 2312 38147 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 2 22 169 Northern Harrier 1 103 736 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 110 9433 Cooper's Hawk 0 163 575 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 301 502 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 9 2945 4067 Rough-legged Hawk 2 44 47 Golden Eagle 1 74 82 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: 16 6087 71673 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Jim McCoy stopped by in the afternoon and (as usual) in time for the Golden Eagle. Weather: Mostly cloudy in the morning clearing to partly cloudy by the afternoon with a high of 9C. Winds were strong out of the WSW 20-22 km/hr with gusts to 30. Raptor Observations: A few Red-tails fighting into the strong winds along with 2 (light) Rough-legged Hawks, and a lone Northern Harrier and late Turkey Vulture. In addition to the local ad. and juv. Bald Eagle, a near-adult Bald Eagle along with a 3rd-yr. appeared to be on the move (although taking their time). The juv. Golden Eagle showed up out of nowhere over the NW treeline at 1:37 and kited around in the winds for a while before drifting SW. Non-raptor Observations: Horned Larks and Am. Goldfinches were on the move throughout the day with 204 and 127 tallied, respectively. Other highlights were a single Sandhill Crane moving west in the morning, a few flocks of Tundra Swans (67 indiv. total), along with a late Tree Swallow working its way west during the 10:00 hour. Predictions: Mostly cloudy and cold with light NE winds and a high of 6C. Looks like a decent set-up for a late season flight of Red-tails if the forecast holds. ======================================================================== 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/
