Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 21 41483 42738 Osprey 0 22 94 Bald Eagle 1 56 148 Northern Harrier 1 247 582 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 4338 9500 Cooper's Hawk 2 615 799 Northern Goshawk 0 15 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 739 744 Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 2 3673 3895 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 39 40 American Kestrel 0 710 1730 Merlin 0 56 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 65 99 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: 29 52189 78823 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Bob Pettit Visitors: None Weather: Sun peeked through for about half an hour, but other than that a cloudy day, winds out of the WSW at 22 - 38 km/hr, steady temperature in the 11 degree range. Raptor Observations: Much better than expected given the weather forecast with 7 species and 29 birds. Non-raptor Observations: Almost no other migration except 2 Mourning Doves, 3 Robins and a flock of 9 Cedar Waxwings. Predictions: A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late in the day. High 9C. Winds W at 8 - 15 km/hr. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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/
