Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 338 16376 17456 Osprey 0 15 123 Bald Eagle 0 24 121 Northern Harrier 8 153 490 Sharp-shinned Hawk 124 2647 8262 Cooper's Hawk 3 135 235 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 55 56 Broad-winged Hawk 0 646 16128 Red-tailed Hawk 2 272 460 Rough-legged Hawk 1 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 297 1398 Merlin 1 17 90 Peregrine Falcon 2 17 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 487 20664 44876 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Dennis Patrick Visitors: A fair number of park visitors came up the tower today to enjoy the view on this unseasonably warm Thanksgiving. Familiar visitors included Dave Tarcia and Jim McCoy who showed up for a brief time in the morning, along with Canadian Peregrine members Dennis Patrick and Gwen Gidge from Windsor. Weather: Partly cloudy, hot (high 29C), and relatively calm with light S winds. Raptor Observations: Not many birds in the heat, but Sharp-shins were on the move, while a few distant kettles of Turkey Vultures were visible out over the treeline to the north. The juv. light morph Rough-legged Hawk came through in the morning relatively low and just north of the tower. A distant Peregrine went by in the morning, while a juv. flew through out over the marsh late in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Notable were 22 Ring-necked Ducks and 2 Redheads in the marsh, as well as Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren, C. Yellowthroat, and Tufted Titmouse around the tower. Day 7 for the Greater Yellowlegs on the pond, while 8 Dunlin were observed on the hunt club beach just west of the park by the bird-banding crew. Also 6,064 Blue Jays, 2 Pine Siskins, 48 Rusty Blackbirds, and 11 Am. Pipits. Predictions: Partly cloudy with NE winds 8-10 km/hr. High of 18C. With the cooler temps and NE winds there should be a large number of raptors on the move tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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/
