Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 41462 42717 Osprey 0 22 94 Bald Eagle 0 55 147 Northern Harrier 0 246 581 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4337 9499 Cooper's Hawk 0 613 797 Northern Goshawk 0 15 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 739 744 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3671 3893 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 39 40 American Kestrel 0 710 1730 Merlin 0 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 64 98 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 0 52160 78794 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Visitors: NONE Weather: 13-15 C; wind SSE 2-7 mph; 100% clouds; NO precipitation Raptor Observations: N O R A P T O R S F L Y I N G or S I G H T E D!!! Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose -15, Mute Swan -35, Mallard -100, Pied-billed Grebe -6, Great Blue Heron -4, American Coot -300, Belted Kingfisher -1, Downy Woodpecker -2, Northern Flicker -1, Blue Jay -2, American Crow -3, Horned Lark -40, N. Rough-winged Swallow -6, American Robin -15, Sparrow Species -10, Northern Cardinal -2, Red-winged Blackbird -1,000, Rusty Blackbird -1, Blackbird and Starling mixed flocks -300, American Goldfinch -100. Predictions: >From WeatherUnderground: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 40 km/h (25 mph) gusting to 60 km/h (37 mph). Temperature steady near 8C(46F). ======================================================================== 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
