Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 33 1394 41655 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 4 56 380 Northern Harrier 2 32 416 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 78 6559 Cooper's Hawk 0 35 611 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 102 717 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 3 1011 3635 Rough-legged Hawk 2 16 33 Golden Eagle 2 60 83 American Kestrel 1 5 1143 Merlin 2 10 95 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 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: 53 2814 104101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Visitors: A woman and toddler from Kingsville braved the cold to visit briefly Weather: Bright and beautiful but with the wind chill and temps below zero, it was not very comfortable today. Raptor Observations: Strong SW winds kept most raptors well to the north of the tower and very distant Non-raptor Observations: Empty skies until a push of passerines around 9:30 and then just occasional migrants. Visit eBird to see our daily totals from the tower. Predictions: More SW winds at 45 with gusts to 68 promises a poor day for migration ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Cartwright (p...@bmts.com) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup