Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 43 2127 40038 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 1 26 187 Northern Harrier 3 53 474 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 209 5662 Cooper's Hawk 4 36 205 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 21 139 333 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 154 877 1888 Rough-legged Hawk 2 9 10 Golden Eagle 1 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 48 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: 233 3514 57816 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski Visitors: Dave and Linda, Kory Renaud, John Barnes and Chip from Colchester, in addition to Pat Schiller were at the tower today. Weather: There were moderate winds from the northwest in the morning, which calmed slightly in the afternoon and also shifted to the west northwest. It was overcast skies in the morning but soon cleared to almost no clouds for the rest of the day. Temperatures were around 0 C, humidity was at 60% and visibility was good. Raptor Observations: An adult Golden Eagle was observed flying over early in the morning. A light morph and a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk were observed today, the first dark morph of the season. (154) Red-tailed Hawks, (21) Red-shouldered Hawks. A Peregrine Falcon made an impressive dive from a higher altitude. (3) Northern Harrier including an adult male "Gray Ghost" was seen. (3) Sharp-shinned Hawks and (4) Coopers Hawks also flew over. (6) Bald Eagles were observed, one of which was a presumed migrant today. Non-raptor Observations: It was a pretty quiet day around the tower and marsh with the gusty winds blowing. American Crows - 49 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50088927 Predictions: Gusty winds are forecast from the southwest then west tonight and are expected to shift to the northwest around 9:00 am tomorrow morning, then the north around 1:00 pm and last the rest of the day. Mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 2 C is predicted. Tomorrow is looking like it could be another 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
