Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 533 6976 7543 Osprey 2 26 181 Bald Eagle 1 10 155 Northern Harrier 16 168 550 Sharp-shinned Hawk 159 3647 10461 Cooper's Hawk 16 116 471 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 933 43427 Red-tailed Hawk 10 68 142 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 22 3095 4561 Merlin 0 8 95 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 52 Unknown Accipiter 10 10 22 Unknown Buteo 2 5 10 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 2 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 772 15081 67690 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud Visitors: One school group enjoyed the views from the tower today, as did six other visitors. Weather: Another blue sky day. Warm temperatures. Very light winds out of the west early shifting to south. Raptor Observations: A few raptors moving today, but overall rather quiet. Due to the weather conditions, birds were once again up high and the majority were only visible with scope views well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of Blue Jays (16040) and American Goldfinches (1277) flew past today. Pine Siskins were mixed in with the goldfinches again. Birds around the tower included both kinglets, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows. Pied-billed Grebe 60, Double-crested Cormorant 75, Great Blue Heron 20, Great Egret 6, Mute Swan 80, Canada Goose 36, Wood Duck 20, American Black Duck 1, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 6, Blue-winged Teal 5, Northern Shoveler 3, Gadwall 14, American Wigeon 21, Ring-necked Duck 8, Sandhill Crane 1, Common Moorhen 1, American Coot 300, American Golden-Plover 1, Killdeer 35, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Spotted Sandpiper 2, Bonaparteâs Gull 4, Ring-billed Gull 300, Herring Gull 25, Caspian Tern 16, Rock Pigeon 8, Mourning Dove 7, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Chimney Swift 19, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 4, Eastern Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 6, Tree Swallow 10, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 80, Blue Jay 16040, American Crow 3, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Carolina Wren 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet 12, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, American Robin 19, Gray Catbird 2, American Pipit 7, Cedar Waxwing 44, European Starling 4500, Nashville Warbler 3, Yellow-rumped Warbler 28, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 6, Song Sparrow 3, White-throated Sparrow 9, White-crowned Sparrow 4, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Red-winged Blackbird 1020, Rusty Blackbird 9, House Finch 7, Pine Siskin 94, American Goldfinch 1277, House Sparrow 5. Spot-winged Glider 1, Black Saddlebags 4, Common Green Darner 1, Monarch 4, Common Buckeye 1. Predictions: Clear. High of 22 C. Winds from the SE at 15 km/h. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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