Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 16 2296 38131 Osprey 0 1 134 Bald Eagle 1 12 159 Northern Harrier 6 71 704 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 99 9422 Cooper's Hawk 12 124 536 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 12 290 491 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16133 Red-tailed Hawk 109 2665 3787 Rough-legged Hawk 1 35 38 Golden Eagle 11 44 52 American Kestrel 0 0 1445 Merlin 0 6 125 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: 170 5646 71232 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Larry Ludwicki Visitors: Larry Ludwicki stopped in for a while and helped out with the count. Jason Telasco and friend Gillies Beaudigin, in addition to 2 park visitors stopped by for a short time in the afternoon. Weather: Starting off foggy in the morning, eventually clearing out by 10:00 giving way to mostly sunny skies. Winds were light and variable, starting off N then switching to SW and finally SE by the end of the count. Temps. remain mild with a high of 16C. Raptor Observations: Once the fog cleared, things started up with a decent push of Red-tails, Red-shouldereds, and Cooper's Hawks, although nearly all were distant and well north of the tower given the south winds and mild temps. Golden Eagles were on the move with the first birds of the day a distant "kettle" of 4 juveniles soaring together over the north end of the marsh at 10:59. A short time later, another 2 juveniles gli1ded into view, making for 6 visible in the sky at once. The other highlight of the day was the season's second dark morph (adult) Red-tailed Hawk that passed by with 4 other Red-tails at 11:29. Non-raptor Observations: The regulars: Hairy Woodpecker, Winter Wren, Fox Sparrow, and 120 Rusty Blackbirds. Am. Pipits and Horned Larks back on the move with 60 and 75 tallied, respectively. Also 4 fly-over Pine Siksins, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and 3 Ruddy Ducks in the marsh. Predictions: Partly cloudy and mild with light SE winds and a high of 15C. Should be similar to today with more Red-tails on the move, although most will probably be distant. ======================================================================== 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/
