Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1158 51011 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 0 16 187 Northern Harrier 11 105 771 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 146 8240 Cooper's Hawk 1 12 195 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 145 377 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 36 893 1686 Rough-legged Hawk 3 11 11 Golden Eagle 0 23 43 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 18 Unknown Buteo 1 23 105 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 64 2550 81024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Dan Loncke, Michael Williamson Visitors: A local couple visited, Chris and Colleen, and Dan brought Mary to visit. Weather: Yet another gorgeous day for November, with plenty of sun and only a small breeze most of the time. Unfortunately, the breeze was from the SSW, S and SSE. The temperature rose quickly in the morning, getting to 11C and 12C. Raptor Observations: The first three hours of the count only produced a harrier and a Turkey Vulture, but things picked up just before noon. The birds were flying to the north of us still, but significantly closer than they have been these past few days, allowing for a few really nice looks. Three great moments of the day were two dark-morph Rough-legged Hawks and a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk, all beautifully lit up and reasonably close. Red-tails were the most abundant raptor, and Red-shoulders appeared every now and again. A few more Northern Harriers, Sharpies, and Cooper's Hawks completed the count. Non-raptor Observations: The marsh is brimming with the usual species of waterfowl, today including a Redhead. Two Hooded Mergansers flew over in the afternoon, and in the morning over 400 ducks of unknown species were up over the marsh, appearing like a cloud of insects. A Winter Wren spent some time singing in the morning close to the tower, while a group of around 80 Rusty Blackbirds filtered through the trees. The skies were filled all day with over 500 American Goldfinches, along with 135 Horned Larks, 350 American Crows, and a handful of bluebirds, robins, Cedar Waxwings, Red-winged Blackbirds, Purple Finches, House Finches and Pine Siskins. 3 Blue Jays were seen. 3 Monarchs were a big surprise today. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25864695 Predictions: SE winds all day, temperatures up to 12C. ======================================================================== 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
