Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 626 30994 31561 Osprey 0 46 201 Bald Eagle 1 36 181 Northern Harrier 3 423 805 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 6060 12874 Cooper's Hawk 11 512 867 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 154 154 Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 67 866 940 Rough-legged Hawk 0 12 12 Golden Eagle 1 37 38 American Kestrel 2 3392 4858 Merlin 2 42 129 Peregrine Falcon 1 36 74 Unknown Accipiter 0 38 50 Unknown Buteo 0 24 29 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 6 Unknown Raptor 0 6 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Total: 747 43622 96231 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: Several locals hiking through the park climbed the tower to enjoy the view. Weather: Winds were from the South with temperatures ranging from 4.1 to 10.9. Mostly clear skies became mostly cloudy during the afternoon. Raptor Observations: While South winds kept numbers down, we had a nice variety with 11 migrant raptor species. Non-raptor Observations: Pied-billed Grebe 25, Double-crested Cormorant 50, Great Blue Heron 8, Great Egret 2, Tundra Swan 6, Mute Swan 45, Canada Goose 40, Wood Duck 6, American Black Duck 6, Mallard 80, Northern Pintail 45, Northern Shoveler 15, Gadwall 200, American Wigeon 24, Redhead 3, Ring-necked Duck 2, Lesser Scaup 4, Ruddy Duck 4, American Coot 500, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 5, Rock Pigeon 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 1, Red Bellied Woodpecker 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 6, Tree Swallow 8, Blue Jay 37, American Crow 791, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Carolina Wren 1, American Robin 12, Cedar Waxwing 31, European Starling 7,000, Northern Cardinal 4, Red-winged Blackbird 380, Brown-headed Cowbird 4, American Goldfinch 22, House Sparrow 2. Predictions: Cloudy with a 60% chance of showers. South winds building to 20kmph. High 10 degrees. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm (northerngosh...@comcast.net) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
