Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 32 2084 39995 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 25 186 Northern Harrier 1 50 471 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 206 5659 Cooper's Hawk 1 32 201 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 118 312 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 67 723 1734 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 8 Golden Eagle 1 7 14 American Kestrel 1 9 1436 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 47 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 6 51 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 1 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 116 3281 57583 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: John Barnes and a couple from La Salle made it up the tower today. Weather: There was thick fog to begin the morning that eventually cleared off but there was overcast skies in the afternoon. Very light winds were mostly from the southwest, although they circled northwest and east for a small period in late morning. Temperatures remained a few degrees above 0 C and visibility remained relatively poor. Raptor Observations: Most of the action today occurred around late morning and early afternoon. An immature Golden Eagle was observed flying low over the tower. (67) Red-tailed Hawks and (11) Red-shouldered Hawks were migrating in decent numbers. (2) Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Coopers Hawk, a Northern Harrier and an American Kestrel were seen today. (2) local Bald Eagles were also around. Non-raptor Observations: 26 Sandhill Cranes were heard and observed flying over the tower. The marsh is still mostly free of ice again and many ducks were around. A Carolina Wren can still be heard calling frequently. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50061510 Predictions: Tomorrow should be mostly sunny skies, especially in the afternoon with northwest winds forecast all day. The temperature will be around 0 C. It could be 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
