Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2314 38149 Osprey 0 2 135 Bald Eagle 0 25 172 Northern Harrier 3 113 746 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 116 9439 Cooper's Hawk 1 168 580 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 307 508 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 6 2991 4113 Rough-legged Hawk 0 44 47 Golden Eagle 3 87 95 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 9 128 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 50 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 16 6179 71765 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks Visitors: Bob Hall-Brooks stopped by for a few hours in the morning and helped spot a few birds. Larry Ludwicki and later Bob Pettit with friends Jim and Judy Adams from Rockwood, MI stopped by as well, along with Jim McCoy briefly in the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy and cool (high of 10C) with SSE winds 8-12 km/hr. Raptor Observations: Six Red-tails on the move, along with single Red-shouldered and Cooper's Hawks, 2 Sharp-shins, and 3 Harriers. Three Golden Eagles (adult and 2 sub-adults) put in early appearances during the 10:00 hour with one sub-adult giving nice looks as it passed by close and low on the lake (south) side of the tower. Great scope views were also had of a local adult Bald Eagle as it sat nicely in the treeline just west of the tower, and for a while about 1.5 m alongside a local and rather brave Red-tail that didn't immediately want to give up its perch despite the Eagle landing just above it. Non-raptor Observations: Horned Larks (95), Am. Goldfinches (33), and Pine Siskins (41) were on the move, while the now resident Belted Kingfisher put in an appearance around the trout pond in the afternoon. A few hundred of the expected dabbling ducks (Mallards, Black Ducks, Gadwalls, Pintails, and Shovelers) still remain out in the marsh in addition to 17 Tundra Swans and a lingering Double-crested Cormorant. Predictions: Today looks like it will turn out to be the last decent day of the count season with very few raptors expected tomorrow given the forecasted warm temps. (high of 14C), 40% chance of rain showers, and strong SW winds (40 km/hr gusting to 60). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki ([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 ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
