Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 834 43841 Osprey 0 0 94 Bald Eagle 0 16 165 Northern Harrier 0 97 686 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 179 9699 Cooper's Hawk 0 128 938 Northern Goshawk 0 10 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 334 1092 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2089 6147 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 26 Golden Eagle 0 48 93 American Kestrel 0 8 1741 Merlin 0 2 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 105 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8 Unknown Buteo 0 6 17 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1 3779 83098 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Rene Kielbasa Visitors: Rene Kielbasa was out for two hours in the afternoon. Weather: Delayed start due to rain. The following weather summary pertains to the count period only. Overcast skies with a very brief period of sun. Southwest wind at 3 to 10 mph. Temps. ranged from 8.8 to a high of 10 C. Visibility was poor to fair. Raptor Observations: Rain, thick cloud cover, and lousy winds discouraged most raptors from flying. However, one Sharpy didn't think twice. Non-raptor Observations: N. Rough-winged Swallow- 1 (westbound past the Tower at 1212 EST; very late) Common Yellowthroat- 1 (lingering), Am. Goldfinch- 70. Predictions: Cloudy skies with an AM rain shower possible. West-southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. High of 8C. Chance of rain around 30%. Similar results predicted for tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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/
