Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 07, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2 51147 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 0 4 211 Northern Harrier 0 3 885 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 8283 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 507 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 0 93 3039 Rough-legged Hawk 0 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: 0 117 82896 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jeremy Hatt, Jim McCoy, John Craft, Larry Ludwicki Weather: A heavy and never ending fog persisted all day, limiting visibility for most of the time to around 100-200 meters. The farthest we could see in the afternoon was almost to the north side of the marsh, but even then the view was not very clear. The wind from the north was wasted due to the fog, but even it was very light, not going over 4kph. At 3pm it switched to the SE. The temperature ranged between 1.1C and 3.2C Raptor Observations: No raptors seen Non-raptor Observations: Not really much of anything could be seen. A smattering of ghostly looking ducks were spotted through the fog. One American Goldfinch was heard, and 10 Horned Larks were seen moving west. Around the tower there were chickadees, a Winter Wren, a Song, White-throated, and Swamp Sparrow, and the usual male and female Northern Cardinals. See today`s eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S26173749 Predictions: A foggy morning that is supposed to clear by 10am, leaving behind a 7C day with sun, clouds, and a 19kph SW wind. ======================================================================== 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
