Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2750 31888 Osprey 0 0 82 Bald Eagle 3 23 162 Northern Harrier 3 37 458 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 135 5546 Cooper's Hawk 0 107 626 Northern Goshawk 0 8 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 241 518 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 10 2123 3533 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: 18 5487 50052 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Kory Renaud Observers: Cindy Cartwright Visitors: A local family and 2 photographers braved the cool temps today. Weather: The snow stopped just in time for the count this morning. The temperature ranged from 0.4 C to 3.2 C. The clouds decreased as the day went on and the sun actually broke through for a while. The winds were strong, starting out directly out of the south, eventually shifting to the SW. Raptor Observations: A total of 18 raptors of 4 species. Red-tails were dominant at 10. 3 Bald Eagles of varying age flew by. The highlight was a very dark Red-Tailed hawk that passed just north of the tower offering good looks. Non-raptor Observations: Very little movement today. Some highlights included Tundra Swans (157), Bonaparte's Gulls (36), Am. Goldfinch (19), a few Snow Buntings, and a single Chipping Sparrow. Predictions: Partly cloudy with a low of -1 C and a high of 3 C. Winds out of the W at 20km/hr. 20% chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kory Renaud ([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/
