Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 72 2122 37957 Osprey 0 1 134 Bald Eagle 0 6 153 Northern Harrier 4 44 677 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 71 9394 Cooper's Hawk 9 72 484 Northern Goshawk 1 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 240 441 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 183 2189 3311 Rough-legged Hawk 7 27 30 Golden Eagle 1 18 26 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 4 123 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: 296 4796 70382 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Mike Fitzpatrick, Larry Ludwicki, and Dwayne Murphy all stopped by in the afternoon. Weather: Starting off partly cloudy becoming overcast in the afternoon with a high of 6C. Winds were a steady 15-18 km/hr out of the NW. Raptor Observations: An on and off day with slow periods, although many of the Red-tails were low in the high winds giving nice views. All 7 Rough-legs (light) passed through in the morning, while the (ad. female) N. Goshawk blasted by at tree top level for spectacular looks during the 10:00 DST hour. The Golden Eagle (sub-ad.) lumbered through low over the marsh at 10:28 and was briefly intercepted by the local ad. female Bald Eagle before continuing west along the shoreline. Non-raptor Observations: Nothing too notable: 11 Bonaparte's Gull, Wilson's Snipe, 11 Canvasback, 14 Black-capped Chickadee, 370 C. Grackle, 42 Rusty Blackbird, and 37 Am. Goldfinch. Predictions: Starting off mostly cloudy and clearing late in the morning with a high of 7C. Winds NW 20 km/hr becoming light in the afternoon. Red-tails should continue to be on the move. ======================================================================== 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/
