Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 12 12 Osprey 5 9 9 Bald Eagle 2 6 6 Northern Harrier 6 33 33 Sharp-shinned Hawk 193 385 385 Cooper's Hawk 4 18 18 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 42 159 159 Red-tailed Hawk 2 25 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 20 39 39 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 1 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 276 695 695 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 12:45:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Tom Hince Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Justin Bosler, Kathi Cavanaugh Visitors: A bunch of birders on the tower today to help spot raptors. Weather: North to Northeast winds with mostly cloudy skies. The watch was terminated early when the thunderstorms rolled in. Temps were from 19 to 24C. Visibility somewhat restricted by haze. Raptor Observations: A pretty good flight of Sharpies, Kestrels and early Broadwings. Non-raptor Observations: Numerous shorebirds passing over early on. Banding station results included 77 birds of 19 species. Predictions: Mostly cloudy to overcast with moderate E to NE winds and temps. rising from 19 to 24C. Chance of rain 40% during AM increasing to 60% by PM with slight chance of t-storms. ======================================================================== Report submitted by () 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
