Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2750 31888 Osprey 0 0 82 Bald Eagle 0 24 163 Northern Harrier 0 38 459 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 135 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 4 2129 3539 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 16 Golden Eagle 0 33 42 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: 4 5496 50061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Jim McCoy came out and kept me company for a few hours. Weather: The temperature ranged from -1.2 to +1.8C. Despite the temperature it was a beautiful day, probably because the humidity was in the 40 - 50% range, there were clear skies and a warming sun. Winds started off as predicted out of the WNW at 10 km/hr, but gradually reduced in speed and shifted to the south-west just before noon. Raptor Observations: The morning weather was perfect for a last flight of raptors, but alas it did not occur. Only 4 Red-tailed Hawks passed in migration all day, 3 of them at the same time in their own little mini-kettle. Non-raptor Observations: The number of individual raptors was matched by the number of species of other birds on migration today. There were 99 American Crows; 16 Cedar Waxwings; 4 Red-winged Blackbirds;and 30 American Goldfinch. Predictions: A partly cloudy day with temperatures from -1 to +3 Celcius, and winds out of the south-west at 20 km/hr shifting to the west in the afternoon at 15 km/hr. Afraid it is going to be another slow day of raptor migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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/
