Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 5520 6775 Osprey 0 7 79 Bald Eagle 0 20 112 Northern Harrier 0 37 372 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 1174 6336 Cooper's Hawk 0 117 301 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 84 18256 Red-tailed Hawk 0 44 266 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 0 193 1213 Merlin 0 22 85 Peregrine Falcon 0 26 60 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 1 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 4 7250 33883 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Visitors: Needless to say, there were zero visitors. Weather: Overcast skies with persistent light rain. North to North-northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Temps. hovered between 10.4 and 10.9C. Visibility was reduced significantly by rain and fog (averaging 2 km or less). With no sign of improvement in the weather, the count was terminated by 12:00 EST. Raptor Observations: The final tally speaks for itself. Non-raptor Observations: Almost zero passerine movement, but surprisingly, a few birds, namely Blue Jays and American Goldfinches, decided to go for it. A smaller aggregation of Tree Swallows foraged low over the marsh. An estimated 300 in all. Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with light North and Northwest winds in the AM gradually rotating around to the West by early PM. High of 14C. Continuing northerly winds and clearing skies should get some raptors moving again. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/