Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 130 1284 48012 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 5 17 253 Northern Harrier 8 35 438 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 97 7721 Cooper's Hawk 1 11 297 Northern Goshawk 0 2 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 62 382 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 79 446 1805 Rough-legged Hawk 1 10 16 Golden Eagle 0 17 44 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 1 1 70 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: 240 1997 96787 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley Weather: Winds came from the SW and S and with no clouds, the sun warmed things up to 13C. Raptor Observations: The morning started off slowly and then there was an increase of birds between 11 and 12, with more than half of the Red-tailed Hawks of the day coming through. It was nice to see a Merlin, 8 Harriers and a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk! Turkey Vultures continued migrating with 130. Non-raptor Observations: There was a flurry of small passerines (Goldfinches, Cedar Waxwings) in the morning and the American Crows started coming later in the afternoon. A male Bufflehead spent the day at the edge of the marsh. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20452484 Predictions: Winds from the SE in the morning, switching to the N in the afternoon with showers through the day. ======================================================================== 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
