Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3733 16901 17468 Osprey 0 42 197 Bald Eagle 2 21 166 Northern Harrier 5 273 655 Sharp-shinned Hawk 695 5318 12132 Cooper's Hawk 35 348 703 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 39 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 4 236 310 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 1 10 11 American Kestrel 25 3319 4785 Merlin 3 35 122 Peregrine Falcon 1 31 69 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: 4504 27574 80183 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Donna Bedard, Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud Visitors: Two visitors today. Weather: A bit chilly on the tower today with the combination of west winds, overcast skies, and temperatures 7-9 C. Raptor Observations: A very nice day of migration! The overcast conditions didn't seem to bother either Sharp-shinned Hawks or Turkey Vultures. These two species made up the vast majority of raptors seen today. An absolutely beautiful juvenile Golden Eagle flew low over the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon 1, Pied-billed Grebe 90, Double-crested Cormorant 40, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 4, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Mute Swan 80, Canada Goose 125, Wood Duck 40, Green-winged Teal 4, American Black Duck 20, Mallard 175, Northern Pintail 30, Northern Shoveler 20, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 30, Lesser Scaup 1, Ruddy Duck 2, American Coot 1000, Killdeer 2, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 4, Ring-billed Gull 400, Herring Gull 25, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Caspian Tern 1, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 6, Eastern Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 1, Tree Swallow 600, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2, Blue Jay 410, American Crow 127, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, House Wren 1, Marsh Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 6, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 25, Hermit Thrush 5, American Robin 136, Gray Catbird 2, American Pipit 2, Cedar Waxwing 15, European Starling 6000, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 22, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 4, Eastern Towhee 1, Song Sparrow 4, Swamp Sparrow 3, White-throated Sparrow 20, White-crowned Sparrow 4, Dark-eyed Junco 25, Red-winged Blackbird 400, Rusty Blackbird 22, Common Grackle 1, Brown-headed Cowbird 15, Purple Finch 1, American Goldfinch 18, House Sparrow 4. Predictions: Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 13C. Winds from the WSW at 10 km/h. We should see some more birds moving tomorrow with the light winds and hopefully some sun! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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