Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 78 508 50361
Osprey 1 1 83
Bald Eagle 0 2 173
Northern Harrier 11 43 709
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 70 8164
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 187
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 24 66 298
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636
Red-tailed Hawk 73 225 1018
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 1 8 28
American Kestrel 1 2 1518
Merlin 0 0 58
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 45
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 16
Unknown Buteo 0 0 82
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 23
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 206 932 79406
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chris Craft, Ian Warkentin, John Craft,
Michael Williamson
Weather:
The beautiful weather continues, with the sun shining down and a warm
breeze from the SE and ESE.
Raptor Observations:
A steady procession of birds along the north side of the marsh in the
afternoon was preceded by a very slow morning. The top two migrators of the
day were Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks, almost all of which were
adults with beautiful red tails. Red-shouldered Hawks, always seeming a
little more frantic, joined the migration in reasonable numbers as well. An
Osprey floated past, unconcerned with its surroundings, and another Golden
Eagle was added to our season's tally. 9 species were seen today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerine numbers were not exorbitant today, but there was plenty of
variety. A smattering of Horned Larks, Blue Jays, Eastern Bluebirds,
American Robins, American Pipits, Cedar Waxwings, Rusty Blackbirds,
cowbirds, grackles, Purple and House Finches, Common Redpolls, and Pine
Siskins all made their way over the tower. The typical large, sprawling
flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds were present, as well as pockets of
American Crows. Around the tower we had American Tree, Swamp, and Song
Sparrows, as well as plenty of juncos, and even a late Tennessee Warbler!
See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25707085
Predictions:
The warmest day yet this week, going up to 21C, with winds a little
stronger from the south.
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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