Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2750 31888 Osprey 0 0 82 Bald Eagle 0 20 159 Northern Harrier 1 33 454 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 133 5544 Cooper's Hawk 0 107 626 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 241 518 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 4 2104 3514 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 16 Golden Eagle 0 32 41 American Kestrel 0 4 937 Merlin 0 4 88 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 52 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 6 5458 50023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bri-Anna Jaksic Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: I was visited today by Nick Cuipers, and Claude Radley. Thanks for helping me out guys! Weather: Today's weather was beautiful, unless you want to watch migration! An unseasonably 13C, with a South-West wind held strong for the majority of the day. Raptor Observations: We had a Coopers Hawk and a Marlin flying East, strange. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Windy with mostly cloudy skies. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Morning high of 49F with temps falling to near 35F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph. ======================================================================== 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/
