Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 94 26383 29085 Osprey 0 16 82 Bald Eagle 0 38 136 Northern Harrier 2 186 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 2075 5397 Cooper's Hawk 4 371 517 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 259 271 Broad-winged Hawk 0 94 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 15 1112 1387 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 9 Golden Eagle 0 7 9 American Kestrel 0 177 932 Merlin 2 32 84 Peregrine Falcon 0 24 49 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 9 Unknown Buteo 0 3 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Gyrfalcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Total: 125 30792 44461 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Bri-Anna Jaksic, Claude Radley Visitors: Haha! Weather: Drizzled rain all day; winds out of the north-west/north all day in the 35 km/hr range with gusts up to 55 km/hr; temperature ranged from 5C to 8.5C. Raptor Observations: Despite the heavy wind and constant drizzle raptors were actually flying. Had 125 birds of 7 species. Due to the high winds the Essex Region Conservation Authority requested that HBMO close the hawk tower. The hawk count was moved to HBMO's Lake Station approximately 1 km east of the hawk tower at: 42º2'37" N 82º58'4" W. Non-raptor Observations: Had 1 bird each of Common Loon, Wilson's Snipe, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, and American Crow. Also 4 Tundra Swan and 6 American Robin. Predictions: Similar to today with a 90% chance of light rain in the morning and 70% in the afternoon. The temperature is predicted at 5C - 8C; and winds are forecasted at 40 - 50 km/hr out of the north. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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