Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2314 38149 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 25 172 Northern Harrier 0 113 746 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 116 9439 Cooper's Hawk 0 168 580 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 307 508 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2992 4114 Rough-legged Hawk 0 44 47 Golden Eagle 0 87 95 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: 1 6180 71766 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: None. A special thanks to Tom and Paula Bartlett of Tiffin, Ohio for sponsoring today as a "Day of HBMO Research." Weather: Overcast and cool (high of 10C) with off and on rain showers and SE winds 16-18 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Only a single adult Red-tail in addition to one of the local adult Bald Eagles. Non-raptor Observations: The local mixed flock of Sparrows, Chickadees, and Kinglets were back around the tower and included a few Swamp Sparrows, Brown Creepers, and 2 Winter Wrens. Not much else around the marsh: notable were 2 each of Ruddy Duck and Hooded Merganser, along with 5 Tundra Swans. Predictions: A special thanks goes out to everyone who stopped in to talk and help spot the season's raptors, especially all of the HBMO volunteers that made it a great 2010 season! I wish everyone a great winter and best of luck for 2011! ======================================================================== 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/
