Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 48 11680 12247 Osprey 1 40 195 Bald Eagle 0 16 161 Northern Harrier 3 249 631 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4314 11128 Cooper's Hawk 6 248 603 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 37 37 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 1 223 297 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 8 9 American Kestrel 1 3160 4626 Merlin 1 11 98 Peregrine Falcon 1 20 58 Unknown Accipiter 0 31 43 Unknown Buteo 0 20 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 6 Unknown Raptor 0 5 13 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 64 21003 73612 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud, Sarah Renaud Visitors: Two visitors to the tower today before the drizzle started. Weather: Heavy overcast all day today. Winds out of the east. Temperatures ranged from 15-17 C. Light rain started in the morning and stayed throughout the remainder of the day. Raptor Observations: Only a few migrants before the rain, and virtually none once the drizzle started. An immature Peregrine Falcon entertained this morning as it buzzed around the tower and marsh hunting. Non-raptor Observations: A small raft of Ruddy Ducks appeared in Lake Erie and a Brown Creeper joined the sparrows and kinglets around the tower. Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 3, Mute Swan 80, Canada Goose 29, Wood Duck 40, Green-winged Teal 45, American Black Duck 35, Mallard 300, Northern Pintail 25, Blue-winged Teal 45, Northern Shoveler 4, Gadwall 12, American Wigeon 70, Redhead 2, Ruddy Duck 9, Common Moorhen 2, American Coot 1000, Killdeer 2, Bonaparteâs Gull 6, Ring-billed Gull 100, Herring Gull 6, Caspian Tern 6, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 4, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 3, Eastern Phoebe 2, Tree Swallow 300, Blue Jay 1, Black-capped Chickadee 8, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet 6, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12, Hermit Thrush 1, American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 3, American Pipit 1, European Starling 1000, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 15, Blackpoll Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 6, Indigo Bunting 1, Eastern Towhee 1, Song Sparrow 3, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 9, Red-winged Blackbird 2000, Rusty Blackbird 1, Common Grackle 4, Pine Siskin 1, American Goldfinch 4, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 4. Predictions: Chance of Rain. Overcast. High: 19 C. Wind SE 8 km/h. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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