Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 41 2716 31854 Osprey 0 0 82 Bald Eagle 1 17 156 Northern Harrier 1 30 451 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 123 5534 Cooper's Hawk 5 85 604 Northern Goshawk 1 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 221 498 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 74 1990 3400 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 15 Golden Eagle 1 29 38 American Kestrel 0 4 937 Merlin 0 3 87 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9 Unknown Buteo 0 16 22 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 138 5244 49809 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Bri-Anna Jaksic Observers: Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick Visitors: I was accompanied by the hilarious duo, Mike Fitzpatrick and Jim McCoy. Thanks for keeping me company guys! Weather: Today's weather was partly cloudy, with a nice North breeze. We were anticipating good hawking weather with this forecast, however, it was a relatively slow day. The winds were in our favor this morning, but unfortunately around 1:30 the winds shifted from North to South West. Raptor Observations: A few strong kettles with a mix of Turkey Vultures, Coopers Hawks, Red- shouldered, and Red-tails. However, they were few and far between. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: A mainly sunny sky. High 9C. Winds light and variable, with a NE wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bri-Anna Jaksic ([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/
