Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1615 33435 Osprey 0 1 203 Bald Eagle 0 6 187 Northern Harrier 1 93 899 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 99 12975 Cooper's Hawk 1 140 1008 Northern Goshawk 0 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 260 416 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1782 2727 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 22 Golden Eagle 0 56 96 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6 135 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 0 15 65 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: 5 4118 100623 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Sarah Rupert Visitors: None. Weather: Quite calm today with heavy clouds. A few sprinkles in the morning, and heavier rain and thunderstorms ended the count in the early afternoon. Raptor Observations: The skies were virtually empty again today. Non-raptor Observations: Pied-billed Grebe 15, Double-crested Cormorant 20, Great Blue Heron 4, Tundra Swan 63, Mute Swan 30, Canada Goose 42, Wood Duck 10, Green-winged Teal 15, American Black Duck 5, Mallard 75, Northern Pintail 15, Northern Shoveler 20, Gadwall 300, American Wigeon 10, Ring-necked Duck 25, Hooded Merganser 3, Red-breasted Merganser 400, Ruddy Duck 1, American Coot 2000, Bonaparteâs Gull 10, Ring-billed Gull 100, Herring Gull 20, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Mourning Dove 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Horned Lark 105, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Winter Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Eastern Bluebird 19, American Robin 17, American Pipit 5, Cedar Waxwing 29, European Starling 3000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 5, American Tree Sparrow 4, Song Sparrow 1, Lincolnâs Sparrow 1, Swamp Sparrow 3, White-throated Sparrow 4, Snow Bunting 1, Red-winged Blackbird 400, Rusty Blackbird 280, Common Grackle 25, Purple Finch 8, Pine Siskin 5, American Goldfinch 332, House Sparrow 4. Predictions: Partly Cloudy. High: 13 C. Wind South 14 - 19 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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