Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 32 11712 12279 Osprey 1 41 196 Bald Eagle 0 16 161 Northern Harrier 1 250 632 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 4321 11135 Cooper's Hawk 7 255 610 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 38 38 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 5 228 302 Rough-legged Hawk 1 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 8 9 American Kestrel 1 3161 4627 Merlin 0 11 98 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 56 21059 73668 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Visitors: Six visitors to the tower today. Visitors included Lilli from Kitchener and Sue from Waterloo who were treated to views of Osprey, Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and many of the local birds in the marsh. Weather: Changeable weather today. It started off looking like rain, but instead we got patches of clouds and sun. Mild temperatures and light winds out of the south. Fog and haze throughout the day limited visibilty. Raptor Observations: Yet another slow day of migration. Two Osprey were seen a few times throughout the day engaging in what can only be described as "migration drills". They would appear from the east together and soar around for a while before perching around the marsh, returning to the east, and starting all over again. Non-raptor Observations: An American Bittern flew over the marsh from one reed bed to the next, giving nice views. A flock of 15 Black-bellied Plovers went past going west. A Lincoln's Sparrow was heard and seen under the tower in the afternoon. Other birds detected from the tower: Pied-billed Grebe 80, Double-crested Cormorant 70, American Bittern 1, Great Blue Heron 30, Great Egret 6, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Mute Swan 70, Canada Goose 1, Wood Duck 40, Green-winged Teal 25, American Black Duck 25, Mallard 400, Northern Pintail 50, Blue-winged Teal 45, Northern Shoveler 10, Gadwall 20, American Wigeon 70, Common Moorhen 8, American Coot 500, Black-bellied Plover 15, Killdeer 14, Greater Yellowlegs 4, Wilsonâs Snipe 1, Bonaparte's Gull 12, Ring-billed Gull 75, Herring Gull 2, Caspian Tern 15, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove 2, Chimney Swift 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 6, Eastern Phoebe 2, Tree Swallow 265, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1, Blue Jay 2720, American Crow 5, Black-capped Chickadee 6, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Winter Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 4, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10, American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 2, Cedar Waxwing 6, European Starling 500, Blue-headed Vireo 1, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 19, Blackpoll Warbler 1, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 4, Song Sparrow 3, Lincoln's Sparrow 1, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 12, Red-winged Blackbird 30, Pine Siskin 1, American Goldfinch 6, House Sparrow 4. Black Saddlebags 3, Common Green Darner 3, Monarch 61, Common Buckeye 5. Predictions: Overcast with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 15C. Winds from the WNW at 35 km/h. Sounds quite a bit better than what we've been seeing for the better part of two weeks now. Let's hope for some birds! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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