Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 558 2656 31794 Osprey 0 0 82 Bald Eagle 1 13 152 Northern Harrier 4 21 442 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 107 5518 Cooper's Hawk 8 63 582 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 90 195 472 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 378 1847 3257 Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 15 Golden Eagle 5 21 30 American Kestrel 1 4 937 Merlin 2 3 87 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9 Unknown Buteo 2 16 22 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 1068 4954 49519 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bri-Anna Jaksic Observers: Betty Learmouth, Jim McCoy, Larry Onesco, Mike Fitzpatrick Visitors: I was lucky enough to have wonderful hawking company in Jim McCoy from Windsor, and Mike Fitzpatrick from MI. Thanks gentlemen, I would have had my hands and binoculars VERY full without you! Weather: Today's weather included winds from the North-North East, mainly sunny with some clouds periodically throughout the day. Raptor Observations: A fantastic day for hawks! I was busy up there counting quite a bit Red-Shoulders, Red-tails, a few merlins and 5 Golden- Eagles!! As well as thousands of American crows. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows had a big push today, with many large murders passing over the tower for 20-25 minutes straight. My clicker was quite busy! Also, Mike Fitzpatrick and I spotted a Common Raven in a murder of crows flying over! Get observation, thanks again! Predictions: Tomorrow looks clear. High of 9C. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 km/h shifting to the WSW in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bri-Anna Jaksic (briannajak...@gmail.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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
