Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 510 14948 16203 Osprey 1 14 86 Bald Eagle 0 28 120 Northern Harrier 7 60 395 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 1854 7016 Cooper's Hawk 9 202 386 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 16 Broad-winged Hawk 0 93 18265 Red-tailed Hawk 6 115 337 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 4 American Kestrel 10 384 1404 Merlin 1 35 98 Peregrine Falcon 4 46 80 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 2 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 576 17795 44428 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dennis Patrick, Jim McCoy Visitors: About 18 visitors made it out to the Tower today, including Dennis and Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy, Bob Hall-Brooks, and Caroline Staddon. Weather: Overcast skies with some drizzle by mid-PM. Light Northeast and East-northeast winds at 1 to 7 mph shifting to Southeast and increasing slightly to 5 to 10 mph. Temps. ranged from 5.6 to 10.8C. Visibility fair to good. Raptor Observations: Continued flight of vultures way off to the North. Few other raptors moving today. Non-raptor Observations: 13 species of waterfowl, Great Egret- 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron- 4 (2 subad., 2 juv.), Common Moorhen- 4 (lingering), Bald Eagle- 3 locals, Killdeer- 5, Caspian Tern- 1, Much better passerine day in comparison to yesterday. Many new arrivals overnight, especially kinglets and sparrows. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 3, Tree Swallow- 400, N. Rough-winged Swallow- 35+, Blue Jay- 15,850, Am. Crow- 45, Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet- 20+, Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 6, Am. Pipit- 45, Cedar Waxwing- 35, Blue-headed Vireo- 3, Warblers noted include Nashville(2), Yellow-rumped(40+), Black-throated Green(1), Palm(2), Wilson's(1), and Common Yellowthroat(1). Big influx of sparrows overnight: Chipping Sparrow- 4, Field Sparrow- 1, Lincoln's Sparrow- 1, Swamp Sparrow- 15, White-throated Sparrow- 35, White-crowned Sparrow- 3, Dark-eyed Junco- 5, Rusty Blackbird- 20, Purple Finch- 37, Pine Siskin- 2, Am. Goldfinch- 1,540, Predictions: A mix of sun and cloud with North-northwest to North winds at 10-15 mph. High of 10C. Some clearing coupled with moderate northerly winds should allow for a nice flight of raptors along the shoreline, including better numbers of Redtails and Redshoulders. ======================================================================== 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/
