Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 15900 19512 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 0 59 282 Northern Harrier 0 81 300 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 759 5270 Cooper's Hawk 0 188 440 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 20 38 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 0 278 645 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 6 American Kestrel 0 215 1105 Merlin 0 16 76 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 30 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: 0 17553 76425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 4.25 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Visitors: A couple visitors from Tecumseh and Cambridge braved the weather. Weather: Low hanging rain clouds with temperatures ranging from 7.6-8.4C. SW to W winds averaging 10 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Two local Bald Eagles flew over the marsh during the 10:00 hour, the only raptors observed today. Non-raptor Observations: American Coot 300, Mallard-87, Double-crested Cormorant-60, Canada Goose-53, Ring-billed Gull-31, Mute Swan-27, Red-winged Blackbird-27, Great Egret-25, Gadwall-16, Killdeer-11, Blue Jay-8, Wood Duck-6, Great Blue Heron-5, American Black Duck-3, Yellow-rumped Warbler-3, Herring Gull-2, American Goldfinch-2, Song Sparrow-2. Additional species included Pied-billed Grebe, Belted Kingfisher(M), Downy Woodpecker, and Common Grackle. Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with winds from the SW at 15-20 km/hr. Temperature range from 5-13C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([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
