Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 36 2211 40122 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 1 34 195 Northern Harrier 6 78 499 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 215 5668 Cooper's Hawk 4 40 209 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 167 361 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 164 1141 2152 Rough-legged Hawk 1 13 14 Golden Eagle 0 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 231 3937 58239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Weather: It was an overcast day with light to moderate winds that stayed northeast all day. Temperatures began at -5.3 C and reached a high of -2.7 C in the final hour. Raptor Observations: (164) Red-tailed Hawks were flying past the tower all day, including a mostly all white leucistic individual that flew directly overhead. A dark morph Rough-legged Hawk was observed. (15) Red-shouldered Hawks, (4) Coopers Hawks and (4) Sharp-shinned Hawks continued to migrate. (6) Northern Harriers and an immature Bald Eagle did so as well. (3) other Bald Eagles were observed around the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: 51 Sandhill Cranes were observed; flocks of 26, 15, and 10, with the last group being followed closely by 9 Tundra Swans. The marsh was almost completely frozen over again. 25 Common Mergansers were viewed at the inlet on the lake. American Crows - 1000 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50138310 Predictions: Sunny skies and winds from the south are forecast for tomorrow. Temperatures will start the day at 0 C and rise to a high of 6 C. ======================================================================== 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
