Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 03, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2 51147 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 3 4 211 Northern Harrier 0 2 884 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 8283 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 223 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 507 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 7 82 3028 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 27 Golden Eagle 0 0 56 American Kestrel 0 0 1521 Merlin 0 0 64 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 52 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 0 107 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Raptor 0 0 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 11 104 82883 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Neil picked out the flying mergansers, and a couple that is new to the area checked out the park. Weather: It was the sort of damp cold this morning that stays with you all day, even though the clouds broke up sporadically and let the sun shine down on us. Winds came around 10kph from the west, at times shifting minutely more north and south. Cloud cover ranged between 10% and 95%. Raptor Observations: Just as the sun was sporadic, so were the raptors. We had a grand total of 11 raptors, with almost all of them being Red-tails. Three adult Bald Eagles circled their way across the marsh, and one light Rough-legged Hawk accompanied a Red-tail to the west, making the only moment of the day where there were 2 species seen at the same time. Non-raptor Observations: Pretty slim picking for movement of other birds. The only ones flying west were 11 Red-winged Blackbirds, a Mourning Dove, 4 Pine Siskins, and 69 American Goldfinches. There was also very little activity around the tower. With the marsh still in its liquid form, ducks continue to be quite varied. A female Hooded Merganser, and 3 female Common Mergansers flew over towards the lake. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S26114025 Predictions: Sunny all day with temperatures up to 7C and 20kph winds from the SW. ======================================================================== 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
