Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 207 716 32536 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 0 181 Northern Harrier 8 16 822 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 18 12894 Cooper's Hawk 9 24 892 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 73 229 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 68 435 1380 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 13 Golden Eagle 10 21 61 American Kestrel 2 3 4862 Merlin 0 1 130 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 75 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 51 Unknown Buteo 2 5 34 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 328 1315 97820 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy, Rene Kielbasa Visitors: One. Weather: Bright blue skies, mild temperatures, and light southerly winds again today. A really beautiful November day! Raptor Observations: A moderate day of movement. Buteos and vultures dominated again. Almost all of the raptors were well north of the tower, and suprisingly not many were up high in the blue. Ten Golden Eagles were seen today; any day with a Golden is a good one! Non-raptor Observations: A Mink was spotted running and swimming around the tower today. Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 75, Great Blue Heron 6, Mute Swan 50, Canada Goose 30, Wood Duck 40, Green-winged Teal 55, American Black Duck 15, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 60, Northern Shoveler 25, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 80, Ring-necked Duck 50, Canvasback 4, Ring-necked Duck 50, Ruddy Duck 2, American Coot 1000, Killdeer 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 40, Ring-billed Gull 200, Herring Gull 25, Caspian Tern 1, Rock Pigeon 12, Mourning Dove 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 2, Eastern Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 66, Blue Jay 20, American Crow 1430, Black-capped Chickadee 12, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 6, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2, American Robin 2, American Pipit 2, Cedar Waxwing 49, European Starling 9000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Northern Cardinal 4, Song Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 1, Red-winged Blackbird 5000, Rusty Blackbird 100, Common Grackle 300, Brown-headed Cowbird 50, Purple Finch 4, Pine Siskin 24, American Goldfinch 80, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 1. Predictions: Cloudy...becoming partly sunny during the afternoon. High: 11 C. Wind NE 16 km/h. 30 percent chance of precipitation ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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