Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 14 1721 48449 Osprey 0 3 56 Bald Eagle 2 51 287 Northern Harrier 2 173 576 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 154 7778 Cooper's Hawk 4 41 327 Northern Goshawk 0 5 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 155 458 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 39 1179 2538 Rough-legged Hawk 2 20 26 Golden Eagle 1 55 81 American Kestrel 0 7 1026 Merlin 0 5 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 54 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 8 34 234 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 83 3617 98407 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy, Todd Pepper Visitors: It was nice to see some of our members up on the tower for my last day. Many thanks to all the visitors, members, and observers who have been great company on the tower through the season! Weather: Cold temperatures, from -5 to 0C, though with the sun out most of the day and a very light breeze it didn't seem quite as chilly. Winds started in the NW and shifted to SW and S at 9:30 where they stayed for the remainder of the day. It was very clear with visibility up to 28km. Raptor Observations: Another fantastic day! 14 more Turkey Vultures trickled across the north side of the marsh. Upon further investigation of a wonderful little kettle of Red-tailed Hawks, we discovered a sub-adult Golden Eagle and a dark coloured Rough-legged Hawk, what lovely surprises! A light coloured Rough-legged Hawk also did a very close fly-by, suddenly appearing overhead and very kindly circling before carrying on. Red-shouldered Hawks continued their flight, interspersed with Sharpies and Cooper's Hawks between Red-tails. The day ended well with 5 adult Bald Eagles and 3 juveniles who were hanging out on the ice together, munching on a duck. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows are still coming through strongly; there were over 2000 today. A Common Goldeneye was in Lake Erie and 2 Hooded Mergansers landed in the trout pond for a few moments. 5 Sandhill Cranes were a great sight to see flying along the shoreline. Sparrows, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and chickadee were feeding around the tower and Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Siskins and Goldfinches made their way by the tower as well. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20712461 Predictions: Warmer tomorrow, going up to 7C with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Winds from the south at 30km/h. Don't forget to stop in and see Bob on the tower this weekend! ======================================================================== 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
