Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 23 1674 48402 Osprey 1 1 54 Bald Eagle 4 43 279 Northern Harrier 1 74 477 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 140 7764 Cooper's Hawk 2 29 315 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 97 400 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 52 938 2297 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 20 Golden Eagle 3 39 65 American Kestrel 1 5 1024 Merlin 0 3 72 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 20 220 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 96 3088 97878 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: Passerine banders Bob Hall-Brooks, C. Staddon and Paul Pratt all came up for short visits today. Weather: A chilly day with the temperature in the -1C range. The strong winds from 12 - 28 km/hr out of the W and then SW in the afternoon made it feel even colder. Raptor Observations: A total of 96 raptors of 9 species, including 3 Golden Eagles and a late Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: 2,431 non-raptors counted today with 65% being "blackbirds". Species of interest were: Tundra Swan - 154; Bonaparte's Gull - 4; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1; and American Goldfinch - 324. Predictions: Mainly cloudy with a 60% chance of snow flurries. The winds are forecast to be similar to today, so the morning should be better than the afternoon for raptor migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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
