Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1159 51012 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 0 16 187 Northern Harrier 21 126 792 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 150 8244 Cooper's Hawk 2 14 197 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 152 384 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 68 961 1754 Rough-legged Hawk 1 12 12 Golden Eagle 1 24 44 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 18 Unknown Buteo 0 23 105 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 105 2655 81129 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Michael Williamson Visitors: 4 visitors came for a walk and to check out the ducks and swans. Weather: The 14C day felt an awful lot cooler than it should have, with the sun obscured by a sky full of clouds. The wind picked up a little bit as the day went on, but never exceeded 10kph. It came mostly from the east with a little bit of variability, gusts pushing from slightly north and south. Raptor Observations: As per usual this past while, most of the raptors waited until after 10am to start their travels. They then sped across the sky with great vigour, making the most of today's tailwind. It was a nice day for Northern Harriers, being the first and the last birds of the day, with 20 in the middle. Red-tails made up most of the numbers again, and a handful of Red-shouldered mixed themselves in. The lighting was perfect for getting great looks at all the birds colourations and so we were especially pleased to have a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk fly directly over our heads. Unfortunately, our only Golden Eagle of the day was far to the north so we didn't get good looks, but you can't have everything right? Non-raptor Observations: The ducks were all very active, swimming and dabbling and diving, as they are wont to do. A Common Loon flew over the marsh from east to west, appearing in a great hurry! While most of the common passerine migrants came through in slightly smaller numbers, American Crows really made a comeback with 2350 flocking past. Over 200 Rusty Blackbirds were again present in the trees around the tower in the morning, coming and going in small numbers as the day progressed. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25880419 Predictions: SE and S winds all day with a rainy afternoon ======================================================================== 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
