Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 32 1651 48379 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 4 39 275 Northern Harrier 7 73 476 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 132 7756 Cooper's Hawk 4 27 313 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 96 399 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 88 886 2245 Rough-legged Hawk 1 14 20 Golden Eagle 5 36 62 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 0 3 72 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 1 20 220 Unknown Eagle 1 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 159 2992 97782 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy Visitors: 3 visitors stopped by today and stayed for quite a while; 2 hunters from Tennessee and a man from Chatham, visiting after working in the area. Weather: Ice through much of the marsh visible from the tower was a telling sign for the below freezing temperatures this morning. It warmed up to just over 0C in the afternoon. Winds came from the W and WNW through the day and snow clouds rolled in around noon. Raptor Observations: Small flurries of raptors appeared at intervals, bringing mostly Red-tailed Hawks (88) but other exciting additions as well, including a dark colouration Rough-legged Hawk, and 5 Golden Eagles. We had 9 species by the end of the day. What a lovely day! Non-raptor Observations: With much of the water in the marsh frozen, the waterfowl have moved farther in to the centre of the marsh where they are not as visible from the tower. A few small groups of Bonaparte's Gulls skimmed close over the water and most of the passerines were made up by American Crows, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Goldfinches and European Starlings. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20551788 Predictions: Going from -2 to 1C with 35km/h winds from the West all day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([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
