Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 318 13658 14738 Osprey 0 13 121 Bald Eagle 0 19 116 Northern Harrier 4 93 430 Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 1992 7607 Cooper's Hawk 1 84 184 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 644 16126 Red-tailed Hawk 1 215 403 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 253 1354 Merlin 1 14 87 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 37 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 374 17044 41256 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Olga Klekner Visitors: Just a few park visitors, plus Roland and Olga Kelkner and their friend John Smolinski from Michigan. Weather: A nice day weather-wise with clear skies, warm temps (high of 25C), and S/SW breezes 8-10 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Slow given the warm weather and south winds. A small number of Turkey Vultures were moving well north of the site along with a few Sharp-shins, Kestrels, and Harriers closer to the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Day 4 for the Greater Yellowlegs on the pond, along with 3 Solitary Sandpipers. Also 4,238 Blue Jays, 9 Pine Siskins, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Meadowlark, and 4 Rusty Blackbirds. Predictions: Sunny with light NE winds turning E 15 km/hr in the afternoon. High of 22C. Winds are favorable, so there should be a decent flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki ([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/
