Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 45 1654 39565 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 19 180 Northern Harrier 4 42 463 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 184 5637 Cooper's Hawk 0 22 191 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 70 264 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 9 438 1449 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 12 American Kestrel 0 8 1435 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 46 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: 64 2457 56759 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: Jacek Mlynarek and his wife, visitors from Montreal and Doug Miller from Ajax were present on the tower today. Thanks for the company! Weather: It was a much more pleasant day to be on the tower compared to yesterday. Light winds were from the south and there was a mix of sun and cloud throughout the day. The temperature began at 0.4 C and reached a high of 3.9 C. Raptor Observations: The south winds were not ideal for raptor migration again. (4) Northern Harriers, an adult male, 2 adult females, and an immature bird were observed. (9) Red-tailed Hawks and (5) Sharp-shinned Hawks were also seen today. A Peregrine Falcon flew directly in front of the tower at high speed. 3 immature Bald Eagles were observed perched on a downed tree in the marsh until they were chased away by 2 adults. The Osprey is still being observed. Non-raptor Observations: A good variety of duck species were observed in the marsh today. A large flock of Rusty Blackbirds landed in nearby trees for a few minutes before continuing on. Several huge waves of European Starlings flew past today and also landed in trees completely inundating the area. A good number of Eastern Bluebirds continue to be observed. American Crows - 349 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49864349 Predictions: Tomorrow should be slightly warmer than today with light winds from the southwest. It is forecast to be mostly cloudy all day. ======================================================================== 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
