Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 27 19900 20320 Osprey 0 14 48 Bald Eagle 0 26 86 Northern Harrier 0 83 172 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 945 3429 Cooper's Hawk 0 78 148 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 95 96 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 13 731 841 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 30 30 American Kestrel 0 104 591 Merlin 0 14 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 49 22043 34787 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa Observers: Jim McCoy, Steve Greidanus Visitors: Carol/Beverly Cornies..Kingsville/Leamington. Weather: Clear and breezy.Winds from sw to ssw.A challenging day for raptor counting. Raptor Observations: extreeeeemly slow today. Non-raptor Observations: good duck day which included the following: pintail;blue/green-winged teals;mallard;shoveller;baldplate;ruddy;gadwall large #of red-winged blackbirds early a.m...(1000) Predictions: .similiar weather synopsis.Nature's unpredictability could lead one to believe just another day for a leisurely walk...you never know though....keep looking up! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa ([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 ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
