Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 383 1524 39435 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 7 15 176 Northern Harrier 8 38 459 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 177 5630 Cooper's Hawk 10 20 189 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 41 68 262 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 172 412 1423 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 1 5 12 American Kestrel 1 8 1435 Merlin 1 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 45 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 3 3 48 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 9 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1 Total: 642 2281 56583 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski Visitors: John Barnes and "English" Les were at the tower in the morning. Dave, Linda and Pat Schiller were at the tower in the afternoon. Weather: Today was overcast with light winds from the northwest for much of the day. The temperature was around 5 C and humidity was relatively low at around 50%. Raptor Observations: A SWAINSON'S HAWK was observed flying over today!! An adult Golden Eagle was observed. Many (172) Red-tailed Hawks and (41) Red-shouldered Hawks were flying over throughout the day. (14) Sharp-shinned Hawks, (10) Cooper's Hawks, (8) Northern Harriers, and (7) Bald Eagles were observed today. An American Kestrel and a Merlin were also observed migrating. The Osprey is still being seen perched in nearby trees and flying around the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Two groups of Eastern Bluebirds for a total of 33 birds flew over the tower today and many landed in nearby trees. It was quite the sight to see the male bluebirds next to the adult male Northern Cardinals. Red-winged Blackbirds were seen in their highest numbers in over a week. Only a single Great Egret was observed today. American Crows - 2,320 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49767062 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is calling for some mix precipitation in the morning, then some light rain in the afternoon. Moderate winds are expected from the east in the morning and are expected to shift to the northwest, then the west in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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
