Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 22 469 469 Osprey 1 72 72 Bald Eagle 1 86 86 Northern Harrier 1 292 292 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 4334 4334 Cooper's Hawk 0 149 149 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17951 17951 Red-tailed Hawk 0 170 170 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 912 912 Merlin 2 56 56 Peregrine Falcon 3 26 26 Unknown Accipiter 0 6 6 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 39 24536 24536 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Justin Bosler Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley Visitors: Claude and Nina Radley took over counting duties shortly after 1030 AM. The only other visitor was my girlfriend, Rachael Sussman, visiting from PA. Weather: Mostly clear to overcast skies with rain showers moving in by mid-AM. Gusty Southwest winds at 15 to 35 mph turning more West-southwest by noon. Temps. ranged from 12 to 14.5C. Count terminated early due to continuous rain, gale force winds, and lack of migrating raptors. Raptor Observations: Not much flying today with scattered rain showers across the region and high, counter-productive Southwest winds. Non-raptor Observations: Not much of note aside from about 1,200 Blue Jays that insisted in migrating despite the miserable conditions. 1 "Traill's" Flycatcher observed late morning. Predictions: Overcast to mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers. Strong West-northwest winds switching to Northwest by mid-to late AM. High of 14C. Chance of rain showers around 70%. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler ([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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
