Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1518 33338 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 2 183 Northern Harrier 0 79 885 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 76 12952 Cooper's Hawk 1 112 980 Northern Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 249 405 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1560 2505 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 21 Golden Eagle 0 53 93 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 4 133 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 0 12 62 Unknown Buteo 0 10 39 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 2 3707 100212 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Frank Dolby Visitors: Zero. Weather: Mild temperatures ranging from 11.4 - 13.4. Light winds out of the southwest throughout. Off-and-on drizzle in the morning and heavy cloud cover. Raptor Observations: Raptors took the day off today. Non-raptor Observations: Pretty quiet non-raptor wise as well, but did have a few highlights. A late Monarch was seen gliding south, a Snow Bunting flew past, and a Fox Sparrow was foraging with White-throated Sparrows around the base of the tower. Pied-billed Grebe 75, Double-crested Cormorant 60, Great Blue Heron 12, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Tundra Swan 10, Mute Swan 50, Canada Goose 55, Wood Duck 12, Green-winged Teal 25, American Black Duck 40, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 75, Northern Shoveler 60, Gadwall 800, American Wigeon 75, Ring-necked Duck 70, Greater Scaup 4, Lesser Scaup 2, Bufflehead 2, Ruddy Duck 6, American Coot 2200, Killdeer 1, Pectoral Sandpiper 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 50, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 10, Mourning Dove 2, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 2, Horned Lark 2, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 2, Black-capped Chickadee 10, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 4, American Robin 21, Cedar Waxwing 25, European Starling 1000, Northern Cardinal 6, American Tree Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 4, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 6, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Snow Bunting 1, Red-winged Blackbird 250, Rusty Blackbird 25, Common Grackle 10, American Goldfinch 39, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 1. Predictions: Chance of Rain. Partly Cloudy. High: 17 C. Wind South 11 km/h. 20 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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