Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2314 38149 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 1 25 172 Northern Harrier 1 110 743 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 114 9437 Cooper's Hawk 0 167 579 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 306 507 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 9 2985 4107 Rough-legged Hawk 0 44 47 Golden Eagle 3 84 92 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 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: 15 6163 71749 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Canadian Peregrine members Dennis Patrick and Gwen Gidge spent most of the day on the tower and brought along some much appreciated hot coffee and bagels from Tim Hortons. John and Chris Craft also stopped by in the afternoon, along with 5 park visitors. A special thanks to Bob Pettit of Flat Rock, MI for sponsoring today and tomorrow as "Days of HBMO Research." Weather: Mostly sunny and cold (high of 6C) with SW winds 14-16 km/hr subsiding to 8-10 km/hr in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A few Red-tails on the move, along with singles of Bald Eagle (juv.), Sharp-shinned Hawk, and N. Harrier. Three Golden Eagles (all subads.) drifted through high out over the N treeline during the 10 and 11:00 hours. In addition to the migrant juv. Bald Eagle, 2 local juvs., a local 1st-yr., and a resident adult also put in appearances throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: The day's highlight was a flock of 50 Sandhill Cranes first spotted by Gwen Gidge as they passed low over the marsh for great looks during the 11:00 hour. Horned Larks (113) and Am. Goldfinches (38) were still on the move, along with a few small flocks of Tundra Swans. Also seen was a distant raft of 1,500+ Scaup that briefly rose up from the lake en masse before putting back down on the water. Predictions: Partly cloudy with SE winds 20 km/hr and high of 7C. Not ideal given the south winds, but should be a few 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/
