Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1538 22161 24366 Osprey 0 18 52 Bald Eagle 3 47 184 Northern Harrier 2 53 281 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 1317 5851 Cooper's Hawk 0 53 204 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 54 Broad-winged Hawk 0 25 36331 Red-tailed Hawk 21 347 602 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 6 American Kestrel 2 219 925 Merlin 0 6 53 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 36 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 16 Unknown Buteo 4 22 49 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 3 4 Unknown Raptor 0 10 33 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1589 24318 69050 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jason Craft Observers: Claire Sanders, John Craft Weather: Wind no greater then 6-11km/hr, started in NE -> SE->SW->NE, 8.8-17.1C, 50%-0% cloud cover. Raptor Observations: Mostly TV with double digit SS and RT. Not much of a day for variety. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Rain in the AM with SE winds 5-11km/hr. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jason Craft ([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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
