Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1461 41722 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 4 70 394 Northern Harrier 3 43 427 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 96 6577 Cooper's Hawk 2 52 628 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 111 726 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 45 1152 3776 Rough-legged Hawk 0 23 40 Golden Eagle 1 65 88 American Kestrel 0 5 1143 Merlin 0 11 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 43 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Total: 64 3106 104393 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt Observers: Cindy Cartwright Visitors: 2 visitors came briefly today, including Cindy Cartwright. Marianne Reid-Balkwill joined me for the entire count. Weather: A very cold day on the tower! Temperature ranged from -8 to -3 degrees. Winds were out of the WNW and NW throughout the day with speeds of up to 13km/h. The day started with clear skies with 70% cloud cover later in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A good flight today on account of the northwest winds. 64 raptors total of 7 species. Highlights included 45 Red-tailed Hawks (mostly adults), a juvenile Golden Eagle as the first raptor of the day, and 5 Red-shouldered Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Passerine numbers were lower than other days, perhaps because of the strong western winds. Highlights included 24 Sandhill Cranes and a flock of 28 Pine Siskins. The marsh was frozen today so waterfowl numbers were lower than usual. The full list of today's species can be seen on eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S15751105 Predictions: Tomorrow's temperature is predicted to have a high of -1 degrees with a 40% chance of precipitation in the afternoon and SW winds all day. Fewer raptors than today can be expected. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
