Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 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 0 33 454 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 133 5544 Cooper's Hawk 0 107 626 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 241 518 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 0 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: 0 5458 50023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit, Bri-Anna Jaksic Observers: Weather: The day started off with winds from the WSW and mild temperatures. Towards lunch time the wind was strong and gusty with winds continuing from the West for the remainder of the day, but temperatures few through-out the day. Raptor Observations: There were no observations of Raptors to report for today. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High near 1C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 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/

