Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 10 1195 51048 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 1 17 188 Northern Harrier 2 131 797 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 155 8249 Cooper's Hawk 1 16 199 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 153 385 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 70 1042 1835 Rough-legged Hawk 2 15 15 Golden Eagle 4 29 49 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 49 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 18 Unknown Buteo 1 24 106 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 94 2796 81270 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Chris Craft, Dwayne Murphy, Michael Williamson Visitors: A couple of families whose kids were on a PA Day came to enjoy nature. Weather: It was a chilly morning at only 2C, rising to a high of 7C with the help of a sunny sky. The wind was roaring out of the SW in the morning, gusting up to 35kph. As the day wore on, it calmed bit by bit to around 8kph and from a slightly more westerly direction. Visibility was fantastic, over 25km. Raptor Observations: Raptors started flying just after 10am, which has been the usual these past few days, and they unfortunately also took their typical route to the north of us. After 11am we had over a dozen Red-tails per hour which kept us occupied, and so the Red-shoulder and the 2 Rough-legged Hawks were really added bonuses, and then the 4 Golden Eagles were even better! The Golden Eagles were being very sneaky and not flying from east to west; rather, they were only appearing in the west and seeming to travel SW from there. Another small group of Turkey Vultures made their way past our area, along with a couple harriers, Sharpies, a Cooper's Hawk, and an immature Bald Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: The most movement of passerines came from 318 American Goldfinches. Some Horned Larks, Cedar Waxwings, American Pipits, and Rusty Blackbirds made appearances in the airspace over the tower. Waves of ducks flew in and out of the marsh at seemingly random times, and over 100 Tundra Swans were seen from the tower as well. 32 of these were swimming in the marsh when the count was ended. See today eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25924207 Predictions: Temperatures just above freezing, with high chances of rain and 20kph winds from the east. ======================================================================== 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
