Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1206 51059 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 0 25 196 Northern Harrier 0 161 827 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 173 8267 Cooper's Hawk 0 19 202 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 194 426 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1246 2039 Rough-legged Hawk 0 16 16 Golden Eagle 0 33 53 American Kestrel 0 5 1521 Merlin 0 4 62 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 51 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: 0 3118 81592 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Visitors: A couple that walks around the park each day came up to the tower briefly. Weather: All in all, a gray day. Gray water, gray skies, gray-looking trees. The rain began again at 9:30 and didn't stop all day so the count only lasted 3 hours. Wind was around 9kph from the SE and S and the temperature stayed around 9C. Raptor Observations: No raptors migrated Non-raptor Observations: The only passerines that migrated were a small group of European Starlings. 2 Northern Cardinals, a junco, a Song Sparrow, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Winter Wren were all present in the area around the tower. One Wilson's Snipe picked up and flew off to the west. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S26019058 Predictions: Finally, the long awaited winds! 20kph winds from the NE, with temperatures around 3C. Hopes are high for a good flight. ======================================================================== 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
