Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 608 21080 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 7 93 Northern Harrier 0 48 221 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 90 3520 Cooper's Hawk 1 33 182 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 137 233 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 0 764 1615 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12 Golden Eagle 0 77 121 American Kestrel 0 3 594 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30 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: 3 1783 36749 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley Visitors: None Weather: Wind WNW->W->WSW 8-13 mph. Temp C. Barometer 29.92. Light rain throughout the count period. Raptor Observations: Three raptors along the shoreline side of the tower. Sharpie, Red-shoulder, Cooper's. Non-raptor Observations: Killdeer and l. Yellowlegs one each. Rusty Blackbird 150, Am. goldfinch 100, mixed blackbird and Starling est. 1,000. ======================================================================== 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
