Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 712 14623 18235 Osprey 1 18 75 Bald Eagle 0 59 282 Northern Harrier 8 80 299 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 669 5180 Cooper's Hawk 7 172 424 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 37 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 3 265 632 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 6 American Kestrel 4 211 1101 Merlin 1 14 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 29 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Gyrfalcon 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Total: 771 16147 75019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: A couple from New Brunswick on their annual visit to the Point Pelee birding area were the only visitors today. Weather: Quite a variable day with full clouds to no clouds in the matter of half an hour after 10 a.m. even though the barometric pressure remained stable at 29.78 in Hg. The winds blew out of the SW for most of the day from 10 - 25 km/hr. The day started warm at 18C and fell throughout the day only to climb back up to almost 18% at closing. Raptor Observations: A slow day except for the hours between 10 a.m. and Noon. A total of 771 raptors of 7 species, of which 712 were Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: Another day of almost no non-raptor migration. Only 11 Jays and 24 Red-winged Blackbirds today. Also singles of: Pectoral Sandpiper; Downy Woodpecker; Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird; and Monarch. Predictions: The forecast for Thursday is Cloudy with the chance of showers, 40$ in the a.m. and 90% in the p.m. A limited temperature range of 10-13C. Winds are projected to be out of the SW again from 15-20 km/hr, so all-in-all not the best conditions for migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
