Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1518 33338 Osprey 0 0 202 Bald Eagle 0 2 183 Northern Harrier 1 80 886 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 81 12957 Cooper's Hawk 6 118 986 Northern Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 250 406 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431 Red-tailed Hawk 12 1572 2517 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 21 Golden Eagle 0 53 93 American Kestrel 0 15 4874 Merlin 1 5 134 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77 Unknown Accipiter 0 12 62 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: 26 3733 100238 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Frank Dolby, Jim McCoy Visitors: None. Weather: Overcast early but clearing as the day progressed. Mild temperatures reached 15 C. Light winds out of the east early shifting south throughout the day. Raptor Observations: A few raptors were moving once the sun peaked out, but overall another quiet day. Non-raptor Observations: We had some really nice looks at a few homogenous Rusty Blackbird flocks this morning. Small groups of Horned Larks were passing by throughout the day with small numbers of Lapland Longspurs and at least one Snow Bunting. A Spotted Sandpiper was on the rocks by the inlet; I haven't seen one in quite a while. Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 25, Great Blue Heron 8, Tundra Swan 2, Mute Swan 40, Canada Goose 25, Wood Duck 20, Green-winged Teal 25, American Black Duck 25, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 30, Northern Shoveler 30, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 70, Redhead 2, Ring-necked Duck 50, Bufflehead 2, Ruddy Duck 8, American Coot 2000, Killdeer 1, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Bonaparte’s Gull 35, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 10, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 3, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 2, Horned Lark 99, Tree Swallow 11, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 31, Black-capped Chickadee 6, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, Eastern Bluebird 14, American Robin 99, American Pipit 13, Cedar Waxwing 26, European Starling 2000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 1, Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 4, White-throated Sparrow 3, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Lapland Longspur 6, Snow Bunting 1, Red-winged Blackbird 2000, Rusty Blackbird 180, Common Grackle 200, Purple Finch 5, House Finch 1, Pine Siskin 1, American Goldfinch 59, House Sparrow 4. Monarch 2. Predictions: Rain. High: 16 C. Wind SSW 21 km/h. 100 percent chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe (kolbesr@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/