Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1409 41670 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 0 57 381 Northern Harrier 2 34 418 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 90 6571 Cooper's Hawk 1 39 615 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 102 717 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1013 3637 Rough-legged Hawk 0 18 35 Golden Eagle 0 60 83 American Kestrel 0 5 1143 Merlin 0 10 95 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Gyrfalcon 0 0 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Total: 11 2852 104139 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt Observers: Visitors: None. Weather: Temperature ranged from 9.2-11.6 degrees. Winds were out of the SSE throughout the day, increasing in the afternoon period. Heavy rain around 11:45am put the count on hold until about 12:30 when the weather cleared again. By 3pm, storm clouds were on the horizon once again. Raptor Observations: Not much raptor flight today. A total of 11 birds of 5 species. 2 local Bald Eagles flew around the marsh during the morning. Non-raptor Observations: Though there was a lack of hawks, passerine numbers were high. Highlights can be seen on the Ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15694964 Predictions: Sunny in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with a high of 7 degrees. Strong west winds for the duration of the day. West winds are never great for the hawk tower. Perhaps a similar day for raptor numbers as today and less passerines. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
