Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 333 13062 13629 Osprey 0 42 197 Bald Eagle 0 18 163 Northern Harrier 6 263 645 Sharp-shinned Hawk 81 4555 11369 Cooper's Hawk 21 304 659 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 39 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 0 232 306 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 9 10 American Kestrel 5 3255 4721 Merlin 0 25 112 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 66 Unknown Accipiter 0 32 44 Unknown Buteo 0 20 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 6 Unknown Raptor 0 6 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 447 22833 75442 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Claude Radley, Donna Bedard, Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud Weather: Light winds out of the west/soutwest today, quieting to nothing in the afternoon. Temperatures ranged from 8-12 C. A few spots of sun early but cloud cover was complete for most of the day. Rain began at the end of the day. Raptor Observations: A few birds moving, but overall a little disappointing. The bird of the day was an immature Northern Goshawk that went down the beach at treetop height. This is the first goshawk recorded for the season. Non-raptor Observations: A few birds seem to have moved in the last few days. More Dark-eyed Juncos are around, and an Orange-crowned Warbler was seen a few times around the base of the tower. The first American Robin movement of the season happened today, with 562 counted. There is an impressive number of American Coots (1800) and Gadwall (850) in the marsh along with a very nice variety of other waterbirds. Pied-billed Grebe 100, Double-crested Cormorant 60, Great Blue Heron 25, Great Egret 5, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Mute Swan 70, Canada Goose 40, Wood Duck 50, Green-winged Teal 8, American Black Duck 15, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 30, Blue-winged Teal 4, Northern Shoveler 12, Gadwall 850, American Wigeon 50, Redhead 7, Ring-necked Duck 6, Lesser Scaup 2, Common Moorhen 4, American Coot 1800, Killdeer 17, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 17, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 20, Caspian Tern 5, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove 2, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Chimney Swift 7, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 5, Eastern Phoebe 2, Horned Lark 7, Tree Swallow 27, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2, Blue Jay 1500, American Crow 37, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Marsh Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6, American Robin 562, American Pipit 6, Cedar Waxwing 30, European Starling 2000, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 9, Northern Cardinal 4, Song Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 15, Dark-eyed Junco 12, Red-winged Blackbird 3000, Rusty Blackbird 7, Common Grackle 1, Brown-headed Cowbird 15, Purple Finch 2, House Finch 1, Pine Siskin 4, American Goldfinch 124, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 17. Predictions: Rain. High: 13 C. Wind NE 21 km/h. 100 percent chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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