Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 27 69 43191 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 0 0 260 Northern Harrier 3 4 530 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 17 7679 Cooper's Hawk 2 3 405 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 298 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 4 6 2243 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 9 Golden Eagle 0 0 18 American Kestrel 0 0 1203 Merlin 0 0 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 42 100 62224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Michael Williamson, Natasha Barlow Visitors: We had a couple Grade 6 classes up the tower today, one of the groups was able to see a nice adult female Sharp-shinned Hawks buzz the owl on the tower! Weather: Warm, hazy, and nearly windless. Raptor Observations: A few birds today, but still too warm for any real push of raptors. Non-raptor Observations: Though today's raptor movement was minimal, I was able to keep busy for the morning counting the masses of migrating passerines! 145 Blue Jays, 620 American Crows, phenomenal count of 2,019 Horned Larks, 170 Eastern Bluebirds, 304 American Robins, 212 American Pipits, 567 Cedar Waxxwings, 87 Purple Finches, and 358 American Goldfinches all migrated over the tower today, mostly in the morning and most totals are undercounted. Also of note, were 3 Cattle Egrets that spent a little while out in the marsh. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32342803 Predictions: Rain overnight so the birds may take a little while to dry off before migrating. North winds so maybe it will be good! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
