Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1200 51053 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 0 23 194 Northern Harrier 1 144 810 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 163 8257 Cooper's Hawk 2 19 202 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 176 408 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 27 1169 1962 Rough-legged Hawk 0 15 15 Golden Eagle 1 33 53 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 50 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: 35 2986 81460 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Al Stewart, Bob Hall-Brooks Weather: The morning started at a cool 0.5C and warmed eventually to a high of 2.6C. Through the day the temperature would suddenly drop or rise, fluctuating between 1.4 and 2.6C. Clouds early on eventually turned to flurries and snow in the afternoon and only the faintest glimmer of sunlight made it through. The wind was not too strong, but was gusty at times, reaching up to 19kph, but more often hovering around 5 or 8kph from the south. The pond to the SE of the tower and the edges of the marsh had the thinnest layer of ice starting to form. Raptor Observations: A pretty good variety of 7 species, especially for a south wind day. The most common raptor was the Red-tailed Hawk, followed by 2 Cooper's Hawks and 2 Red-shouldered Hawks. Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Golden Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon each had one representative check in with our binoculars over the day. Non-raptor Observations: Gulls were really on the move all morning, with a mix of over 300 Ring-billed, Herring and Bonaparte's streaming to the west on the lakeshore. Horned Larks, American Robins, starlings, Cedar Waxwings, Red-winged Blackbirds, Rusty Blackbirds and American Goldfinches were all interested in migrating, not in huge numbers, but in flocks of a couple dozen each. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25970947 Predictions: More sun tomorrow, bringing temperatures up to 4C, with light winds from the west. ======================================================================== 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
