Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 11 7965 56085 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 2 98 254 Northern Harrier 0 72 496 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 498 5353 Cooper's Hawk 2 90 273 Northern Goshawk 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 695 828 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 5 2456 3435 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 41 Golden Eagle 2 78 90 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 0 6 76 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 60 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 7 Unknown Buteo 0 3 20 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 11 Short-eared Owl 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 25 12009 73852 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Michael Williamson, Natasha Barlow Visitors: Natasha, Grant, and Mike joined me on the tower for part of the day. Weather: Moderate south wind with variable cloud cover. Raptor Observations: A small flight, though two of each Eagle were nice. Also a couple fly-bys of the local Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: A few American Crows still migrating today with 185. Also another 249 Horned Larks and 156 American Goldfinch. The Yellow Warbler was back for a few hours in the afternoon after being absent for about a week! Full ebird checklist can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40713390?share=true Predictions: Westerly winds and variable cloud cover. ======================================================================== 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
