Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 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 7 100 911 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 99 13058 Cooper's Hawk 3 143 1011 Northern Goshawk 0 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 262 418 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1783 2728 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 22 Golden Eagle 2 58 98 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6 135 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 78 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: 16 4134 100727 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Janina Radley, Jim McCoy Visitors: None. Weather: Mild with a bit of fog. Cloudy skies giving way to mostly sunny conditions until the end of the count when it clouded over again. Temps from 8 to 12C and light South winds. Raptor Observations: Very little movement today. Non-raptor Observations: 36 non-raptor species recorded today highlighted by a good showing of Rusty Blackbirds. Pied-billed Grebe 14, Double-crested Cormorant 32, Great Blue Heron 4, Tundra Swan 67, Mute Swan 51, Canada Goose 8, Mallard 28, Northern Pintail 4, Northern Shoveler 11, Gadwall 1250, American Widgeon 18, Ring-necked Duck 4, Ruddy Duck 5, American Coot 46, Bonaparte's Gull 63, Ring-billed Gull 14, Herring Gull 7, Mourning Dove 16, Eastern Screech Owl 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downey Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 3, Blue Jay 1, American Crow 62, Brown Creeper 2, Carolina Wren 1, Eastern Bluebird 11, American Robin 21, European Starling 420, Northern Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 1, Red-winged Blackbird 14, Rusty Blackbird 687, Commomn Grackle 64, Brown-headed Cowbird 14, House Sparrow 5. Predictions: Sunny and mild with the high near 7C (45F) and Northwest winds backing to West. Looks like the best day this week. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
