Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 499 27959 29039 Osprey 0 24 132 Bald Eagle 1 41 138 Northern Harrier 1 216 553 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 3312 8927 Cooper's Hawk 1 271 371 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 177 178 Broad-winged Hawk 0 651 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 6 673 861 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 2 335 1436 Merlin 2 25 98 Peregrine Falcon 0 20 45 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 9 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 529 33724 57936 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Claude Radley, Rene Kielbasa, Todd Pepper Visitors: Banders Claude Radley and Todd Pepper stopped in briefly, along with Shane Butnari from Windsor, Donna Bedard from Mississauga, and Rene Kielbasa. A special thanks to the Estate of David Hall-Brooks for sponsoring today as a "Day of HBMO Research" in memory of David Hall-Brooks, father of HBMO lead passerine bander Bob Hall-Brooks. Weather: Mostly clear in the morning turning to partly cloudy with a high of 17C. Winds were strong out of the SSW 15 km/hr gusting to 25. Raptor Observations: A slow, but interesting day with a fair number of Turkey Vultures getting bounced around in the winds. Otherwise a few Sharp-shins and Red-tails in the mix. The season's first Golden Eagle (juv.) was spotted by Donna Bedard at 11:54 DST as it lumbered in just over the treeline to the NE and then slowly continued west along the edge of the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Despite the winds, a few non-raptors were moving in the morning including 19 Horned Larks, 30 Tree Swallows, 2 N. Rough-winged Swallows, 47 Black-capped Chickadees, 4 American Pipits, 55 Cedar Waxwings, and 12 Pine Siskins. Also notable were 5 Greater Yellowlegs (including the long-staying local). Predictions: Sunny with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. Wind W becoming NW 30 km/hr gusting to 50 late in the morning with a high of 12C. A big change in weather with cooler temps. and a northerly wind component should equal a decent flight for tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki (jmpawl...@aol.com) 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 ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
