Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1654 39565 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 19 180 Northern Harrier 1 43 464 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 187 5640 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 1 439 1450 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 12 American Kestrel 0 8 1435 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 5 2462 56764 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks Visitors: 3 visitors were at the tower today. Weather: It was an overcast sky all day, with temperatures ranging from 3.0 - 6.3 C and light winds to almost no wind at times, mostly from the southwest. Humidity rose throughout the day, beginning at 56% and ending at 68%. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors were migrating today. 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Red-tailed Hawk and a Northern Harrier were observed. An immature Red-shouldered Hawk was observed heading southeast but never seen again. The Osprey was around all day. Non-raptor Observations: Many other bird species seemed to be around today, including a good diversity of ducks, woodpeckers and sparrows. A large group of Rusty Blackbirds came through; today it was their turn to inundate the surrounding trees. American Crows - 82 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49906612 Predictions: Northwest winds are predicted all day tomorrow. Sunny skies in the afternoon. Let's hope for a good 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
