Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3095 21909 23590 Osprey 1 12 37 Bald Eagle 5 39 114 Northern Harrier 11 161 302 Sharp-shinned Hawk 283 2589 3816 Cooper's Hawk 10 85 121 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 19 21 Broad-winged Hawk 0 196 7322 Red-tailed Hawk 33 114 188 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 60 858 1296 Merlin 2 21 43 Peregrine Falcon 1 19 37 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 20 Unknown Buteo 1 10 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 4 7 Total: 3510 26046 36945 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: 7 visitors made it to the tower today. Thanks for the help and good company! Weather: Moderate winds were from the west northwest to begin the day. The temperature was 8 C and cloud cover at 20%. Winds were from the northwest from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST but returned to the west northwest. Wind velocity decreased to light in the morning and early afternoon but became strong by 2:00 pm EST with gusts of 22.3 mph recorded. Cloud cover increased to 100% by 11:00 am EST, but gradually diminished to 60% in the final hour. The temperature reached a high of 10 C at 1:00 pm EST. Raptor Observations: With the hint of north winds it seemed like many species were trying to come through today. A good number of Red-tailed Hawks were flying over. 8 Red-shouldered Hawks were observed, most being adults. At least 3 adult male Northern Harriers were observed, including one being harassed by a Peregrine Falcon. Sharp-shinned Hawks continue to be seen in good numbers. Non-raptor Observations: A continuing first year male Baltimore Oriole was observed again today. A House Wren was seen from above in an old nest. 2 Wilson's Snipe and 3 Greater Yellowlegs flew over. There was a notable absence of most Mute Swans in the marsh today and the Gray Catbirds finally seem to be gone from the bushes around the base of the tower. Predictions: Winds are expected from the northwest tonight and into tomorrow morning, when at 10:00 am they will switch to the west for the rest of the day. Sunny skies are predicted and a high of 9 C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans (c...@hotmail.com) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
