Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 111 939 34731 Osprey 0 0 133 Bald Eagle 0 3 148 Northern Harrier 7 24 653 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 42 9297 Cooper's Hawk 9 40 445 Northern Goshawk 0 0 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 23 202 387 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 159 1656 2622 Rough-legged Hawk 4 6 9 Golden Eagle 2 14 22 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 1 4 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 50 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2 Unknown Buteo 0 0 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 325 2930 66217 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy Visitors: Jim McCoy, Dave Tarcia, and Bob Pettit all stopped by at various times. Weather: Mostly cloudy with NW winds 6-8 km/hr and a high of 13C. Raptor Observations: A slow start, although things picked up in the afternoon with a steady stream of high Vultures, Red-tails, and Red-shouldereds. Also seen were a few Harriers, Sharp-shins, and Cooper's Hawks, in addition to 4 Rough-leggeds (3 light, 1 dark). A juv. Golden Eagle was spotted by Jim McCoy and David Tarcia as it lumbered by low over the marsh at 12:05 DST, while another juv. went by fairly high overhead at 2:36. Non-raptor Observations: Two Cave/Cliff Swallows were observed moving west at 11:01, but unfortunately were only seen after they passed. Two Tree Swallows later went by in the afternoon, also heading west. Around the tower was a late Orange-crowned Warbler, along with Winter Wren, E. Phoebe, and 45 Rusty Blackbirds. Moving overhead were 37 Tundra Swans, Common Loon, 4 E. Bluebirds, and 6 Am. Pipits. Chickadees still moving with 65 tallied. Predictions: Sunny and cold with NW winds 30 km/hr and a high of 8C. Should be a decent flight given the NW winds and clear skies. ======================================================================== 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/
