Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 708 21180 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 12 98 Northern Harrier 0 83 256 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 101 3531 Cooper's Hawk 1 67 216 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 174 270 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1365 2216 Rough-legged Hawk 0 19 22 Golden Eagle 0 87 131 American Kestrel 0 6 597 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 4 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 2 2635 37601 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2.75 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Weather: Typical November day! Overcast, SW wind 14 mph, 2-3C, 29.95 in Hg, 11 km visibility, no precipitation. Raptor Observations: Two birds. Adult Sharpie, Immature Cooper's. Non-raptor Observations: A few Goldfinches, 20 Starlings, 40 Bonaparte's Gull, Carolina Wren, Rusty Blackbird. several hundred Mallard, 100 Canada Geese. Predictions: I thank all those volunteer counters and helper spotters. Our season was successful even though we didn't have 100% coverage. Thanks to ERCA for their support. Thanks to all who donated their time and energy for successful festival events in September. Thanks to the banders for their daily and nightly devotional vigils. Thanks to our visitors new and longtime. Have a grand birding season. Here is to next fall's migration. -Bob- ======================================================================== 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
