Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1619 48347 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 2 35 271 Northern Harrier 4 66 469 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 124 7748 Cooper's Hawk 2 23 309 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 88 391 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 20 798 2157 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 19 Golden Eagle 0 31 57 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 0 3 72 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 19 219 Unknown Eagle 0 2 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 30 2833 97623 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Paul Pratt Visitors: No visitors today, but Bob, Claude, Bob, and Paul had the pleasure of meeting the two miniature snowmen on the tower, and enjoying the first proper wintry weather of the season. Thanks for joining me! Weather: As someone who enjoys thinking of the approaching winter, today was a wonderful day, though many would disagree, with snow and flurries lasting almost the entire time. The temperature fluctuated just above and below 0C and there was a thin layer of ice coating the small pond to the SE of the tower that only melted at the end of the count. Winds came from the west all day except for a very short period of north winds in the final count hour. Raptor Observations: Two immature Northern Harriers hunted side by side for a few minutes until each decided the other was too close and they got into a small scuffle before heading west. Red-tailed Hawks were our most abundant raptor of the day with 20, many of them flying acceptably close to the tower. A Merlin was seen hunting in the forest to the east but never migrated. Non-raptor Observations: Quite a good movement of birds despite the snow. Perhaps that is what brought a flock of 19 Snow Geese through! They were flying in formation with 1 Canada Goose mixed in. Tundra Swans put in another good effort today with 135. A few other birds of note were the Mourning Dove that briefly sat on the tower railing, a Downy Woodpecker that was drumming on phragmites rather than trees, two groups of over 100 American Robins, 120 Common Redpolls, and 427 American Goldfinches! See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20542843 Predictions: A cool day like today with winds from the west at 15-20km/h and a mix of sun and clouds. ======================================================================== 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
