Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 29 36230 37911 Osprey 0 15 40 Bald Eagle 0 86 161 Northern Harrier 5 280 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 4226 5453 Cooper's Hawk 2 133 169 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 192 194 Broad-winged Hawk 1 199 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 12 936 1010 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 7 7 American Kestrel 0 989 1427 Merlin 0 33 55 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 43 Unknown Accipiter 0 9 22 Unknown Buteo 0 30 45 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 6 9 Total: 73 43402 54301 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Jeanece Seals, Theresa Lindsey Visitors: It was the last day at the tower this year for Jeanece Seals and Theresa Lindsey from Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks for you keen eyes and lots of help during your visit! 6 other visitors made their way up the tower today including Dan and Diane from Michigan, and Jude from Chicago. Weather: It was very light to almost no wind from a southeast direction throughout the day. The temperature began at 4.5 C and increased gradually to 11.3 C in the final hour. It was a mostly cloudy all day and there was a haze in the air at times, which reduced visibility. Raptor Observations: It was a very slow day for raptor migration. A late adult Broad-winged Hawk was observed today. Non-raptor Observations: Despite the lack of raptors, other passerines continued with their migration. 2 Carolina Wren were heard singing to each other. More Song Sparrows then usual were around the tower today. A few Tree Swallow continue to be observed flying overhead. Red-winged Blackbirds continued to migrate in large numbers today. A few Rusty Blackbirds landed in nearby trees allowing for good observations. Blue Jay numbers increased making today their highest total in over a week. Blue Jays - 1570 American Crows - 1550 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49569494 Predictions: Heavy rain and winds from the southwest are predicted tomorrow morning. However, the rain should end by about noon and the winds are expected to shift to the northwest. Hopefully there will be some good raptor migration in the afternoon tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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
