Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 708 21180 Osprey 0 0 48 Bald Eagle 0 12 98 Northern Harrier 2 82 255 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 100 3530 Cooper's Hawk 2 65 214 Northern Goshawk 1 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 174 270 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953 Red-tailed Hawk 16 1365 2216 Rough-legged Hawk 0 19 22 Golden Eagle 3 87 131 American Kestrel 1 6 597 Merlin 0 3 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 4 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 27 2631 37597 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley Observers: Jim McCoy Weather: Breezy and overcast with west winds. Cool (cold!!!) Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Horned Larks. SnOw Buntings, Tree Sparrows and Gold Finches were plentyful. Predictions: W-WNW winds and enough sunshine to generate thermals. Should be a good day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley (cradley@cogeco.ca) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/