Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 152 20052 20472 Osprey 0 14 48 Bald Eagle 0 26 86 Northern Harrier 1 84 173 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 946 3430 Cooper's Hawk 1 79 149 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 95 96 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 8 741 851 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 5 44 44 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: 167 22222 34966 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: A T T E N T I O N Throughout November the main gate will be CLOSED AND LOCKED on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, You may walk in on these days. The gate should be open and unlocked for hunters on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Park at tower and get guest pass. Waterfowl hunters begin hunting one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset. Hunters are in the park M, W, F, Sat. Questions email Bob Pettit, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Weather: Steady high pressure system (30.4 in Hg) with winds SSW to SW at less than 7 mph. Temps 9.5C->16.9C. NO clouds with very good horizontal visibility but with a haze overhead that made small planes difficult to see near the sun. Northward the haze was no problem. Raptor Observations: Fair day with most action at the northern horizon with vultures just clearing the tree tops. Red-tails were few but above and below the tree line north. Golden eagles were north also but south of the tree line over the marsh. NO Sharpies! One Cooper's and one male Harrier. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks everywhere. Mallards, some Blacks, many Blue-winged Teal, and a few N. Shoveler, Pintail, Buffle-head and Wigeon. Coot are plenty. Pied-billed Grebe one. Cedar Waxwing, Killdeer, Rusty Blackbird. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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
