Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 131 11843 12410 Osprey 0 41 196 Bald Eagle 0 16 161 Northern Harrier 0 250 632 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 4331 11145 Cooper's Hawk 2 257 612 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 38 38 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 0 228 302 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 8 9 American Kestrel 0 3161 4627 Merlin 3 14 101 Peregrine Falcon 2 22 60 Unknown Accipiter 0 31 43 Unknown Buteo 0 20 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 6 Unknown Raptor 0 5 13 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 148 21207 73816 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Chris Craft, John Craft Visitors: Six visitors today braved the wind and sprinkles. Weather: Heavy overcast for most of the day today although the sun did peak through briefly a few times. A few light rain showers in the morning. Strong winds out of the west/southwest. Raptor Observations: Yet another fairly slow day at the tower. A few Merlin zipped past the tower in the morning, and a group of Turkey Vultures milled around for most of the day. An immature Peregrine Falcon was seen at the end of the day harassing an Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: Today's headliners are an adult Red-headed Woodpecker that flew in and landed in a tree next to the tower, a suprising number (36) of Chimney Swifts, and an Indigo Bunting around the base of the tower. Otherwise, the wind put a damper on most bird movement as evidenced by the whopping Blue Jay total (2) for the day. Pied-billed Grebe 20, Double-crested Cormorant 100, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 8, Mute Swan 60, Canada Goose 22, Wood Duck 25, Green-winged Teal 4, American Black Duck 8, Mallard 150, Northern Pintail 50, Blue-winged Teal 20, Northern Shoveler 10, Gadwall 30, American Wigeon 60, Ring-necked Duck 11, Common Moorhen 1, American Coot 300, Killdeer 2, Ring-billed Gull 54, Herring Gull 6, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Caspian Tern 11, Rock Pigeon 6, Chimney Swift 36, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 2, Tree Swallow 300, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 4, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Carolina Wren 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3, Gray Catbird 2, Cedar Waxwing 14, European Starling 200, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 5, Northern Cardinal 2, Indigo Bunting 1, Song Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 7, Red-winged Blackbird 30, American Goldfinch 4, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 2. Predictions: Partly Cloudy. High: 15 C. Wind West 35 km/h. Sounds like Turkey Vulture migration weather to me! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
