Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 36649 40261 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 0 101 324 Northern Harrier 0 165 384 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1970 6481 Cooper's Hawk 0 324 576 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 597 615 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2257 2624 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 17 Golden Eagle 0 21 23 American Kestrel 0 248 1138 Merlin 0 25 85 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 2 8 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 42415 101287 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 09:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: None Weather: Rainy, almost 100% humidity, light SW wind. Raptor Observations: None. Station closed after 2 hours and no end of rain in sight. Non-raptor Observations: There were a few passerines around the base of the hawk tower, but only 4 European Starlings actually flew west. Species observed include: Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2; Song Sparrow - 3; Chipping Sparrow - 1; Dark-eyed Junco - 2; Rusty Blackbird - 24. Predictions: The rain is supposed to clear out overnight and Friday is forecasted to be "variable cloudy", with a steady temperature of 11C and winds out of the W at 30 - 40 km/hr. The Sharp-shinned Hawks should start flying again, and there are lots of Turkey Vultures in the area waiting for the right winds. ======================================================================== 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
