Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1544 48272 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 0 31 267 Northern Harrier 2 43 446 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 105 7729 Cooper's Hawk 0 15 301 Northern Goshawk 0 2 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 82 402 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 4 688 2047 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 19 Golden Eagle 0 29 56 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 2 3 72 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 19 202 Unknown Eagle 0 2 3 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 0 46 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 9 2584 97374 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dan Lumm Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Donny Moore, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: A few people were out for a walk with their dogs. Weather: Winds were from the South to Southwest at 10-25 km/hr. Cloudy skies with a light rain shower mid morning. Temperatures ranged from 5-7C. Raptor Observations: The 9 raptors that migrated today including 2 Merlin, flew low past the tower. An adult Red-tailed Hawk was behaving more like a Harrier surveying the marsh on it's way through. Juvenile and adult local Bald Eagles were visible all day perched in trees West of the tower or gliding up and down the shore. Thanks to Bob Hall-Brooks who counted during the 7-8 a.m. hour, and to Larry Ludwicki, Bob Petit, and Donny Moore for observing. Non-raptor Observations: Two Common Loons passed just North of the tower, and a Carolina Wren was singing from a tree East of the pond. Duck species included Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Bufflehead, Northern Pintail, Mallard, Gadwall and Wood Duck. Predictions: Cloudy skies with some sunny breaks. High temperature around 7C. SW winds at 25km/hr. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
