Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 227 943 32763 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 0 181 Northern Harrier 35 51 857 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 47 12923 Cooper's Hawk 43 67 935 Northern Goshawk 1 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 51 124 280 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 409 844 1789 Rough-legged Hawk 4 5 17 Golden Eagle 7 28 68 American Kestrel 9 12 4871 Merlin 1 2 131 Peregrine Falcon 2 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 8 9 59 Unknown Buteo 0 5 34 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 826 2141 98646 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy Weather: Heavy overcast throughout. Cooler temperatures ranged from 8-11 C. Fairly strong winds out of the northeast. Raptor Observations: Another very nice day of migration. Buteos and vultures were moving again despite the overcast skies. A nice variety of species was seen today, with Northern Goshawk and a few Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks headlining. There was an hour long burst of activity in the late afternoon that was pretty crazy; Red-tailed Hawks were coming in off the water, overhead, and as far as we could see to the north. Mixed in was what appeared to be a partially albino or leucistic Red-tailed Hawk: the bird had a red tail but appeared mostly white above with a few dark feathers. Very cool! Non-raptor Observations: Even more American Crows today! Horned Larks are passing by every day now in pretty decent numbers. I saw my first American Tree Sparrow of the fall around the tower this morning. Common Loon 5, Pied-billed Grebe 70, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 6, Great Egret 3, Mute Swan 50, Canada Goose 41, Wood Duck 20, Green-winged Teal 15, American Black Duck 10, Mallard 500, Northern Pintail 25, Northern Shoveler 40, Gadwall 600, American Wigeon 25, Ring-necked Duck 50, Ring-necked Duck 50, Red-breasted Merganser 27, Ruddy Duck 1, American Coot 1000, Killdeer 1, Greater Yellowlegs 7, Wilsonâs Snipe 4, Bonaparteâs Gull 8, Ring-billed Gull 200, Herring Gull 25, Caspian Tern 2, Rock Pigeon 10, Mourning Dove 3, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 4, Horned Lark 80, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 13040, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Marsh Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 4, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Eastern Bluebird 5, American Robin 5, American Pipit 8, Cedar Waxwing 41, European Starling 9000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Northern Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Red-winged Blackbird 5000, Rusty Blackbird 75, Common Grackle 2000, Brown-headed Cowbird 75, Purple Finch 1, Pine Siskin 4, American Goldfinch 32, House Sparrow 4. Predictions: Mostly sunny. High: 11 C. Wind NNE 8 km/h. Tomorrow sounds awesome. Let's do this Red-tails! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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