Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 509 509 32329 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 0 181 Northern Harrier 8 8 814 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 12 12888 Cooper's Hawk 15 15 883 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 58 58 214 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 367 367 1312 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 13 Golden Eagle 11 11 51 American Kestrel 1 1 4860 Merlin 1 1 130 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 75 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 50 Unknown Buteo 3 3 32 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 987 987 97492 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Five. Weather: Sunny skies today. Very light winds out of the south all day. Mild temperatures ranged from 6 to 13 C. Raptor Observations: A very enjoyable day of migration. Red-tailed Hawks dominated the skies, with Turkey Vulture numbers noticably down from recent days. A decent number of Red-shouldered Hawks gave good looks, and 11 Golden Eagles were exciting to see. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of American Crows! Large flocks of blackbirds continue to pass by in the morning. Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 40, Great Blue Heron 6, Great Egret 1, Mute Swan 40, Canada Goose 5, Wood Duck 25, Green-winged Teal 20, American Black Duck 20, Mallard 100, Northern Pintail 15, Northern Shoveler 12, Gadwall 300, American Wigeon 25, Ring-necked Duck 16, Bufflehead 2, Hooded Merganser 1, Ruddy Duck 1, American Coot 700, Killdeer 2, American Woodcock 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 9, Ring-billed Gull 75, Herring Gull 4, Rock Pigeon 4, Mourning Dove 1, Great Horned Owl 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 40, Blue Jay 58, American Crow 6930, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Marsh Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 4, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2, Eastern Bluebird 6, American Robin 6, American Pipit 1, Cedar Waxwing 38, European Starling 9000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 4, Palm Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 2, Song Sparrow 1, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Lapland Longspur 2, Red-winged Blackbird 3000, Rusty Blackbird 40, Common Grackle 200, Brown-headed Cowbird 40, Purple Finch 9, Pine Siskin 9, American Goldfinch 77, House Sparrow 4. Black Saddlebags 1. Predictions: Partly Cloudy. High: 16 C. Wind SSW 16 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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