Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 45 1565 33385 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 3 5 186 Northern Harrier 3 83 889 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 84 12960 Cooper's Hawk 3 122 990 Northern Goshawk 2 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 253 409 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 73 1646 2591 Rough-legged Hawk 1 10 22 Golden Eagle 2 55 95 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 0 5 134 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 2 14 64 Unknown Buteo 0 10 39 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 140 3877 100382 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: None. Weather: Blue skies early with increasing cloud cover as the day went on. Chilly temperatures 4-7 C. Strong southwest winds all day. Raptor Observations: The sun got a few birds up and moving today, but the strong southwest winds kept the total numbers down. Highlights were two Golden Eagles and two immature Northern Goshawks. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon 2, Pied-billed Grebe 40, Double-crested Cormorant 35, Great Blue Heron 4, Tundra Swan 82, Mute Swan 40, Canada Goose 12, Wood Duck 10, Green-winged Teal 20, American Black Duck 20, Mallard 100, Northern Pintail 40, Northern Shoveler 25, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 20, Ring-necked Duck 30, American Coot 2000, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Bonaparte’s Gull 25, Ring-billed Gull 100, Herring Gull 15, Rock Pigeon 15, Mourning Dove 2, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 3, Horned Lark 69, American Crow 1210, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 1, American Robin 15, American Pipit 1, Cedar Waxwing 15, European Starling 4000, Northern Cardinal 5, American Tree Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 3, Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 4, Red-winged Blackbird 1500, Rusty Blackbird 80, Common Grackle 2, Purple Finch 1, House Finch 1, American Goldfinch 153, House Sparrow 5. Predictions: Partly Cloudy. High: 6 C. Wind WSW 19 km/h. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe (kolbesr@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/