Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 7 1689 48417 Osprey 1 2 55 Bald Eagle 0 43 279 Northern Harrier 3 80 483 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 144 7768 Cooper's Hawk 1 30 316 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 97 400 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 19 961 2320 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 20 Golden Eagle 1 40 66 American Kestrel 1 6 1025 Merlin 1 4 73 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 50 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: 36 3143 97933 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jim McCoy, Todd Pepper Weather: Winds came from the W and WSW through the day, with speed increasing as the day went on, some gusts up to 27km/h. Visibility was around 4km and cloud cover broke up in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: It certainly was a day full of surprises on the raptor front! Everything was progressing as one might expect, with Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks in the morning, adding in a Cooper's Hawk and a few Turkey Vultures, and then 1pm hit. A Golden Eagle flew along the north shore of the marsh, being harried by a couple of Red-tails. An American Kestrel, a Merlin and a Peregrine Falcon all showed up during the hour, and just when the excitement was going to be over, an Osprey floated up from the eastern forest. That makes 2 very late Osprey in less than a week! Non-raptor Observations: Some Tundra Swans continued to fly over the marsh, with 6 (4 adults, 2 juveniles) sticking around for a while. Two groups of 3 Hooded Mergansers landed in the trout pond before carrying on their way. Starlings, Cedar Waxwings, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds and American Goldfinches made up the large passerine numbers for the day. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20590516 Predictions: -8C in the morning, feeling like -18C when the 40km/h SW wind is taken into consideration. A little bit of sun through the day should make the afternoon warm up a few degrees. ======================================================================== 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
