Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2313 38148 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 22 169 Northern Harrier 0 108 741 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 113 9436 Cooper's Hawk 0 166 578 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 305 506 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2962 4084 Rough-legged Hawk 0 44 47 Golden Eagle 0 78 86 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 1 9 128 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: 2 6125 71711 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: None. Weather: Overcast and mild (high of 12C) with a few scattered showers and SE winds 6-8 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Only a single Merlin and ad. Sharp-shinned Hawk during the 10 and 11:00 hours, respectively. Local adult, 1st-year, and juvenile Bald Eagles also put in appearances out over the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: A few: 44 Tundra Swans, 11 Bonaparte's Gulls, Belted Kingfisher fishing the trout pond (first appearance in a while), and 2 fly-over Pine Siskins. Predictions: Cloudy with 40% chance of snow flurries. Wind SW 30 km/hr with a high of -1C. Very few raptors expected with the strong winds, snow, and below freezing 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/
