Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 01, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 51145 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 0 0 207 Northern Harrier 0 0 882 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 8282 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 223 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 495 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 2946 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 26 Golden Eagle 0 0 56 American Kestrel 0 0 1521 Merlin 0 0 64 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 52 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 0 107 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Raptor 0 0 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 0 0 82779 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Weather: Our first day ever of extending our hawk count season into December didn't bring great things. Hawk watching today was like standing in a big, white bubble. The fog was thick and unabating, encroaching further and further into the marsh until visibility was limited to 100m at noon and all hope was lost for witnessing any sort of migration. The temperature was unseasonably warm (7C) and it was a little drizzly which made it feel like spring. Winds returned to the SE and stayed around 8kph. Raptor Observations: No raptors seen Non-raptor Observations: Since visibility was so low, not too many ducks were counted in the marsh, but there were 3 Tundra Swans that flew in. A female Belted Kingfisher continues to fly around the ponds. At a couple of points passerine activity increased below the tower, with 5 chickadees, 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, 3 Brown Creepers, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7 American Tree Sparrows, 1 Song and 1 Swamp Sparrow, 2 Northern Cardinals (male and female), and a goldfinch flying around. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S26089875 Predictions: Our count will continue into the second week of December. Tomorrow calls for a cool morning, rising to 6C, with winds from the east. ======================================================================== 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
