Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1869 33689 Osprey 0 2 204 Bald Eagle 0 14 195 Northern Harrier 0 124 935 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 112 13071 Cooper's Hawk 0 188 1056 Northern Goshawk 0 11 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 347 503 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2358 3303 Rough-legged Hawk 0 16 28 Golden Eagle 0 70 110 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 8 137 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 80 Unknown Accipiter 0 15 65 Unknown Buteo 0 23 52 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: 1 5179 101772 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Visitors: None Weather: Winds from the southwest and fog proved for a challenging day of raptor watching. Raptor Observations: Only one raptor moved through the site today. Very windy, damp and cold. Non-raptor Observations: What we lacked for in raptors was more than made up for with waterfowl. Sightings included: Pied-billed Grebe - 5, Double-crested Cormorant - 1, Great Blue Heron - 3, Tundra Swan - 35, Mute Swan - 26, Canada Goose - 10, Green-winged Teal - 1, American Black Duck - 14, Mallard - 100, Northern Pintail - 10, Northern Shoveler - 10, Gadwall - 50, American Wigeon - 2, Greater Scaup - 2, Hooded Merganser - 1, Common Merganser - 4, Red-breasted Merganser - 30, Ruddy Duck - 25, American Coot - 300, Bonaparte's Gull - 3, Ring-billed Gull - 35, Herring Gull - 2, Belted Kingfisher - 2, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Hairy Woodpecker - 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet -1, European Starling - 25, Northern Cardinal - 4, American Tree Sparrow - 3, Swamp Sparrow - 2, Dark-eyed Junco - 2, Red-winged Blackbird - 52, Rusty Blackbird - 17, Common Grackle - 2, Purple Finch - 2, American Goldfinch - 30, House Sparrow - 2 Predictions: Sun and continued SW winds - there should be some birds moving tomorrow, but not big numbers. ======================================================================== 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/
