Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 259 31253 31820 Osprey 1 47 202 Bald Eagle 0 36 181 Northern Harrier 1 424 806 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 6062 12876 Cooper's Hawk 1 513 868 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 156 156 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 5 871 945 Rough-legged Hawk 0 12 12 Golden Eagle 2 39 40 American Kestrel 1 3393 4859 Merlin 0 42 129 Peregrine Falcon 0 36 74 Unknown Accipiter 0 38 50 Unknown Buteo 0 24 29 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 6 Unknown Raptor 0 6 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Total: 274 43896 96505 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Visitors: No visitors today. Weather: Mostly cloudy skies turned cloudy with rain, then began to clear late in the day. Light South Southeast winds increased to 11kmph and became South. Temperature changed little, ranging from 7.8 to 9.9 degrees. Raptor Observations: Eight raptor species migrated to day despite the South winds and rain. Highlights were a late Osprey and two Golden Eagles. Non-raptor Observations: Passerine of the day...Marsh Wren! Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 12, Great Egret 3, Mute Swan 45, Canada Goose 40, Wood Duck 6, American Black Duck 4, Mallard 60, Northern Pintail 45, Northern Shoveler 18, Gadwall 100, American Wigeon 30, Redhead 4, American Coot 500, Ring-billed Gull 110, Herring Gull 6, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 8, Tree Swallow 15, Blue Jay 10, American Crow 1,300, Black-capped Chickadee 6, Marsh Wren 1, Golden Crowned Kinglet 5, Ruby Crowned Kinglet 6, American Robin 8, European Starling 6,000, Northern Cardinal 4, Dark-eyed Junco 6, Red-winged Blackbird 2,150, Common Grackle 1,100, Brown-headed Cowbird 4, American Goldfinch 29, House Sparrow 2. Predictions: Clear overnight with fog patches. Dissipating fog will give way to mainly clear skies. South winds increasing to 20kmph. High temperature near 15 degrees. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([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/
