Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 237 7703 55823 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 3 66 222 Northern Harrier 5 54 478 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 482 5337 Cooper's Hawk 0 65 248 Northern Goshawk 0 4 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 53 630 763 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 115 2235 3214 Rough-legged Hawk 1 20 37 Golden Eagle 7 70 82 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 2 5 75 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 57 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 6 Unknown Buteo 0 2 19 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 9 Short-eared Owl 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 433 11349 73192 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Ed Pitts, Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Visitors: A big thank you to those who stayed out through the cold temps and mediocre bird numbers! Weather: Moderate north winds throughout the day, with a sky varying from pure blue to patchy white. A very chilly day as well. Raptor Observations: It was a moderate day today, though not as good as initially expected with the north winds. Aside from the 7 Golden Eagles and dark morph Roughie, there were two other very interesting birds. One being a very late immature Broad-winged Hawk, and two being an apparent falconry escapee Red-tailed Hawk. This Red-tail came by low by the tower with another Red-tail, and the 3 of us on the tower immediately noticed something streaming behind it. Upon closer inspection, we noticed a pair of jess's along with a ~2ft tether streaming behind it! Very interesting sighting. Non-raptor Observations: A flock of 17 Sandhill Cranes migrated by high late in the day. A total of 1690 American Crows were counted throughout the day migrating. Full eBird checklist can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40425871?share=true Predictions: Southeast winds throughout the day with a chance of flurries in the morning. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
