Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 22 546 21018 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 6 92 Northern Harrier 13 29 202 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 66 3496 Cooper's Hawk 1 22 171 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 121 217 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 13 628 1479 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12 Golden Eagle 5 73 117 American Kestrel 0 2 593 Merlin 0 2 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 29 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 62 1505 36471 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Rodney Brown (Kingsville) Weather: very warm day;slight s/se breeze;cloud cover variable 10 ...25 ...70%. Raptor Observations: very slow movement of raptors other than the sighting of 5 G.E. during the 11:00 to 12:00 hr. period. Non-raptor Observations: standard fare of waterfowl: mallard,blue-winged/green-winged teals,ruddies,shovelers, pintails, baldplates,gadwalls perching birds: pine siskins(4)golden-crowned kinglets (6),yellow-rumped warblers(4) Predictions: as warm as today with much clearer skies . ======================================================================== 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
