Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2310 38145 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 20 167 Northern Harrier 0 93 726 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 110 9433 Cooper's Hawk 0 156 568 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 299 500 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2921 4043 Rough-legged Hawk 1 40 43 Golden Eagle 0 73 81 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 8 127 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 50 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 3 6035 71621 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa Observers: Larry Ludwicki Visitors: though a very pleasant day ..art patterson(windsor0 and nathan fauning (queensland, australia) were our only visitors felt like the maytag man until larry ludwicki appeared through the haze and remained for the full count. much thanks larry. big thank you to Cathy Lapain for today`s sponsorship....DAY OF HBMO RESEARCH Weather: overcast with initial foggy patches early a.m.cloudy conditions remaining throughout count day.winds predominately in n.... nw sector.breezy to calm as day progressed. Raptor Observations: m ..m..m...three raptor species /three individuals.our prayers for a more bountiful number was not answered!!! Non-raptor Observations: ducks...woody;shoveler;ruddy; blue-winged; green-winged;pintail; mallard sparrows...white-crowned;song;swamp;american tree;savannah rusty blackbirds(120);red-winged blackbirds(8) eastern bluebirds(6)moving through. Predictions: temp. single digits to low teens.cloudy/sunny breakss,s.e. 5/15 kpmh. with p.o.p. 30%. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa ([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/
