Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 1520 33340 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 2 183 Northern Harrier 0 80 886 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 81 12957 Cooper's Hawk 1 119 987 Northern Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 250 406 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1573 2518 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 21 Golden Eagle 0 53 93 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 5 134 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 0 12 62 Unknown Buteo 0 10 39 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 4 3737 100242 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 3.75 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Visitors: Zero. Weather: A gloomy, rainy day in the morning, but some sun actually showed itself by the end of the day. Strong winds out of the southeast. Raptor Observations: Saw a few single birds brave the winds between rain showers, but mostly empty skies. Non-raptor Observations: Pied-billed Grebe 60, Double-crested Cormorant 30, Great Blue Heron 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Mute Swan 70, Canada Goose 20, Wood Duck 25, Green-winged Teal 40, American Black Duck 15, Mallard 150, Northern Pintail 25, Northern Shoveler 25, Gadwall 600, American Wigeon 50, Ring-necked Duck 50, Lesser Scaup 1, American Coot 2000, Bonaparteâs Gull 20, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 6, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 2, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 2, Horned Lark 26, Tree Swallow 23, Blue Jay 1, American Crow 4, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, American Robin 40, American Pipit 1, Cedar Waxwing 20, European Starling 1000, Northern Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 1, Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 3, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 4, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Red-winged Blackbird 750, Rusty Blackbird 125, Common Grackle 40, Brown-headed Cowbird 5, Pine Siskin 1, American Goldfinch 30, House Sparrow 5. Predictions: Chance of Rain. Overcast. High: 7 C. Wind WSW 19 km/h. 50 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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