Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 54 1838 33658 Osprey 0 1 203 Bald Eagle 1 12 193 Northern Harrier 3 117 928 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 108 13067 Cooper's Hawk 17 174 1042 Northern Goshawk 0 9 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 35 335 491 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 192 2149 3094 Rough-legged Hawk 2 13 25 Golden Eagle 5 68 108 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6 135 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 79 Unknown Accipiter 0 15 65 Unknown Buteo 0 20 49 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: 310 4886 101479 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Visitors: One hunter came up to check out what we do on the tower. Weather: Mostly sunny throughout the day, with a few clouds in the early afternoon. Winds were NE to NNE throughout, ranging from 5-15 km/h. High temperature of 9C Raptor Observations: It was a great day for red-tailed movement, including a Krider's in the morning hours. The first adult Golden Eagles of the season were noted late this afternoon. A Peregrine Falcon was seen flying east early in the day. Non-raptor Observations: A Common Raven was a nice surprise in the morning. Other observations include: Pied-billed Grebe - 5, Double-crested Cormorant - 8, Great Blue Heron - 5, Tundra Swan - 20, Mute Swan - 30, Canada Goose - 50, Wood Duck - 1, Green-winged Teal - 1, American Black Duck - 20, Mallard - 100+, Northern Pintail - 50, Blue-winged Teal - 2, Northern Shoveler - 50, Gadwall - 50, American Wigeon - 12, Common Goldeneye - 20, Red-breasted Merganser - 6, Ruddy Duck - 6, American Coot - 300+, Boneparte's Gull - 12, Ring-billed Gull - 15, Belted Kingfisher - 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker -1, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 1, Horned Lark - 23, Common Raven - 1, American Crow - 3000+, Black-capped Chickadee - 1, Brown Creeper - 1, Carolina Wren - 1, American Pipit - 2, Cedar Waxwing - 12, European Starling - 50, Northern Cardinal - 2, Song Sparrow -1, Swamp Sparrow - 1, White-throated Sparrow - 1, Dark-eyed Junco - 12, Snow Bunting - 50, Red-winged Blackbird - 12, Rusty Blackbird - 1, Common Grackle - 3, blackbird spp - 40, Purple Finch - 3, Pine Siskin - 12, American Goldfinch - 591. Predictions: Partly cloudy with east winds in the morning, could produce some migration, before rain starts in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sarah Rupert ([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/
