Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 8 1682 48410 Osprey 0 1 54 Bald Eagle 0 43 279 Northern Harrier 3 77 480 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 144 7768 Cooper's Hawk 0 29 315 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 97 400 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 4 942 2301 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 20 Golden Eagle 0 39 65 American Kestrel 0 5 1024 Merlin 0 3 72 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 20 220 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 19 3107 97897 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jason Craft Observers: Al Stewart, Jim McCoy, John Craft Weather: Temperatures just above freezing with winds coming from the SW all day. Raptor Observations: With only a few raptors trickling through each hour, it made for a slow day with 19 birds. 4 species made an appearance; Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Red-tailed Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: 40 American Robins ======================================================================== 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
