Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 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 1 108 627 Northern Goshawk 0 8 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 241 518 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2134 3544 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: 1 5502 50067 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: A photographer from Toronto and a friend from the Amherstburg area were on the tower when I got there. No hawks had flown during their short stay, although one of the resident Bald Eagles was up and flying. Weather: Another bright sunny day with temperatures from 3.6C - 5.9C. The winds were out of the south-west during the whole count period in the 8 - 10 km/hr range. Raptor Observations: One bird!! A Cooper's Hawk at 11:31. Non-raptor Observations: Bonaparte's Gull - 9 Eurasian Starling - 5 American Tree Sparrow - 6 Fox Sparrow - 1 American Goldfinch - 41 It was quiet a shock when a 1st winter male Harlequin Duck came in from the east and landed in the marsh immediately to the north of the tower. By the time I ran down the tower to get my camera out of my truck the Harlequin had lifted and flown towards the lake. Predictions: This last day of the 2012 raptor migration season will likely end on a wimper with winds out of the East at 15 - 20 km/hr, temperatures from 4 - 8C, cloudy with a 40% chance of rain. ======================================================================== 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/
