Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1459 41720 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 2 65 389 Northern Harrier 0 37 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 86 6567 Cooper's Hawk 5 46 622 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 105 720 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 23 1084 3708 Rough-legged Hawk 2 23 40 Golden Eagle 1 64 87 American Kestrel 0 5 1143 Merlin 0 11 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 9 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: 34 3001 104288 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Visitors: One man who lives in Windsor and has been visiting HBCA for many years - commented on the lack of birds during his visit Weather: Gorgeous sunrise but ice on the marsh. SE winds were not helpful Raptor Observations: A slow but steady trickle until noon and then they stopped 34 birds, 6 species Non-raptor Observations: Check our report on ebird. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15719264 Predictions: High chance of rain and winds S25...oh dear ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Cartwright ([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

