Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 35 1239 41500 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 5 20 344 Northern Harrier 1 20 404 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 51 6532 Cooper's Hawk 2 26 602 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 87 702 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 47 797 3421 Rough-legged Hawk 3 10 27 Golden Eagle 7 43 66 American Kestrel 0 2 1140 Merlin 1 1 86 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 37 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Total: 108 2303 103590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy Visitors: visitors from Wallaceburg, Chatham and Tecumseh today Weather: strong winds, variable cloud and cool temperatures Raptor Observations: most raptors were flying north of the tower with a few Golden Eagles flying directly overhead for excellent views, 108 raptors of 10 species Non-raptor Observations: visit the HBMO daily eBird posts Predictions: more of the same - strong winds from the west and cool temps ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup

