Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 08, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2 51147 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 0 4 211 Northern Harrier 0 3 885 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 8283 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 507 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 2 95 3041 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 27 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: 2 119 82898 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Weather: Visibility started out slightly improved from the last few mornings; we could see to the north shore of the marsh. The sun finally broke through around 1:30pm after another dreary morning. Wind has returned to the south and was blowing at around 8kph. Temperatures were really soaring and made it up to 7C. Raptor Observations: A Red-tail in the first hour started the day off hopefully, but no others showed up for hours. Then, right at the very end of the count, a beautiful adult Red-tail also passed over, making for a nice end of the day. Non-raptor Observations: At a few points in the day the passerines around the tower became very active. Once, 6 Brown Creepers and a Golden-crowned Kinglet all of a sudden appeared and minutes later 9 American Tree Sparrows started feeding on the little road. One American Crow moved to the east, 2 Red-winged Blackbirds and 2 American Goldfinches moved to the west. A cormorant is still hanging around, often with its wings spread, trying to catch some sun. 11 species of ducks, including a Canvasback, were in the marsh. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S26189425 Predictions: A cloudy day with 20kph winds coming from the south. Temperatures up to 7C. ======================================================================== 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
