Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 85 1609 39520 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 4 19 180 Northern Harrier 0 38 459 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 179 5632 Cooper's Hawk 1 22 191 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 70 264 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 16 429 1440 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 12 American Kestrel 0 8 1435 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 45 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 3 48 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 110 2393 56695 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Dorothy McLeer Visitors: Two visitors, as well as a group of approximately 8 people led by Paul Pratt almost made it up the tower today but the strong winds and slow migration discouraged most from making the attempt. Dorothy McLeer joined me on the tower for the final 1.5 hours. Weather: Temperatures began at -2.4 C but felt much cooler with the strong southwest winds. There were snow flurries during the first and final hour. Winds remained southwest much of the day with about an hour of west southwest winds that never shifted to the northwest as predicted. It was 100% cloud cover basically the whole day. Temperatures rose to a high of 1.3 C and the winds diminished slightly. Humidity was between 70 and 80 percent. Barometric pressure rose consistently throughout the day beginning at 29.94 In Hg and ending at 30.06 In Hg. Raptor Observations: It was a relatively slow day at the tower for raptor migration. (16) Red-tailed Hawks and (2) adult Red-shouldered Hawks were observed. (4) Bald Eagles, (2) Sharp-shinned Hawks and a Coopers Hawk were also observed. The Osprey and 2 local Bald Eagles continue flying around the area. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swans were flying over all day. A large raft of mostly Greater Scaup was observed in the middle of the marsh. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49837764 Predictions: Tomorrow should be mostly cloudy with temperatures around the freezing point and moderate winds from the southwest. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans ([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
