Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 50 1154 47882 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 0 12 248 Northern Harrier 1 27 430 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 87 7711 Cooper's Hawk 0 10 296 Northern Goshawk 0 2 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 57 377 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 1 367 1726 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 15 Golden Eagle 1 17 44 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 0 0 69 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 7 190 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 0 46 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 55 1757 96547 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Visitors: No visitors today Weather: There was full cloud cover and wind coming from the south, off the lake throughout the day. The temperature stayed at 11C and visibility decreased as the day wore on. Raptor Observations: A slow day, with one group of Turkey Vultures between 10 and 11am, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Northern Harrier. Just as the day began to seem like a bore, a juvenile Golden Eagle floated up over the treeline and glided, ever so calmly, along the beach. It took its time, looking out over the water. As it approached the nest of the resident Bald Eagles, one of the adults flew up to the Golden and they spent a couple moments side by side. They ended up getting in a short tussle, with the Golden Eagle flipping upside-down, talons out on both the birds. What a sight! Non-raptor Observations: There was not too much passerine activity today, it mostly consisted of starlings. A notable event was a group of 116 American Robins that all arrived and landed in the trees along the road. The usual ducks were in the marsh and on the lake were Red-breasted Mergansers, Horned Grebes, and Bufflehead. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20441942 Predictions: 25km/h winds from the SW with very few clouds. Temperatures up to 13C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
