Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 1627 33447 Osprey 0 1 203 Bald Eagle 0 7 188 Northern Harrier 0 104 915 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 102 13061 Cooper's Hawk 0 146 1014 Northern Goshawk 1 8 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 268 424 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 36 1849 2794 Rough-legged Hawk 1 11 23 Golden Eagle 1 59 99 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 6 135 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 79 Unknown Accipiter 0 15 65 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: 53 4234 100827 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Mike Fitzpatrick Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: none, probably because gate was locked. Weather: day started out quite clear and blustery, and became progressively cloudier, and wind chill factor greatly increased. Flight abruptly stopped shortly after noon. Raptor Observations: Not a very exciting day, other than a close fly-by from a large, imm. goshawk, presumably a female. Most of the RT's arrived in small groups btwn 11 and 12. Where are the RL's?! Non-raptor Observations: a female kingfisher scored a small fish right in front of the platform-always fun to watch. a flock of about 100 crows harrassed a RT off of its perch out on "tree island". Predictions: Bundle up! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Fitzpatrick ([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/
