Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 1200 51053 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 6 23 194 Northern Harrier 12 143 809 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 162 8256 Cooper's Hawk 1 17 200 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 21 174 406 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 100 1142 1935 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 15 Golden Eagle 3 32 52 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 49 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 18 Unknown Buteo 0 24 106 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 155 2951 81425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt Observers: Ian Woodfield, Kory Renaud, Michael Williamson Visitors: Two people visited the tower in the afternoon as well as three observers who frequent the count. Weather: A brisk, sunny day w/ temperatures ranging from -1.6C in the early morning to 2.1C in the afternoon. Winds were out of the west and WNW w/ gusts up to 19km/h making things feel quite a bit colder! A layer of snow left over from yesterday stayed on the tower throughout the day without melting. Low cloud cover in the morning increased to about 30% cover in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: 155 raptors of 8 species were counted. A decent day for buteos w/ 100 Red-tailed Hawks and 21 Red-shouldered Hawks. The highlight was an early morning adult Golden Eagle flying low and very close to the tower. Gorgeous looks! 2 More Golden Eagles flew over later in the day and all age classes (adult, sub-adult, and immature) were seen. Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks continue to trickle through (5 and 7 birds respectively) and 12 Northern Harriers also migrated by. Non-raptor Observations: Large blackbird flocks kept things busy in the morning w/ 811 Red-winged Blackbirds, 162 Rusty Blackbirds, 1,386 Common Grackles, and 269 unidentified blackbird species counted. American Goldfinches continue to migrate in high numbers w/ 280 counted today. Tundra Swans continue to increase w/ a total of 142 birds counted in flocks of 2-40 birds. Mallards and American Coots made up the majority of birds on the marsh but a good variety of waterfowl continue to be seen. Other passerines flying east to west included 35 American Crows, 23 Horned Larks, 5 Eastern Bluebirds, 19 European Starlings, 4 American Pipit, 2 Snow Buntings, 1 Purple Finch, and 1 Pine Siskin. View today's full list: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25951977 Predictions: A chilly day ahead w/ temperatures ranging from -1C to 1C and southwests winds up to 20km/h. There is a 40% chance of snow (less than 1cm). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt ([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
