Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 104 2792 45914
Osprey 0 0 68
Bald Eagle 8 32 292
Northern Harrier 16 82 608
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 118 7780
Cooper's Hawk 10 99 501
Northern Goshawk 0 2 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 21 248 545
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115
Red-tailed Hawk 479 2109 4346
Rough-legged Hawk 1 11 20
Golden Eagle 5 37 55
American Kestrel 2 4 1207
Merlin 2 6 126
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 44
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 8
Unknown Buteo 28 38 63
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 2 6
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 686 5583 67707
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Cindy Isenhoff, Cramer, Dave Martin, Jim McCoy,
Linda Wladarski, Michael Williamson, Olga Klekner,
Ralph Billingsley, Ryan Sokolowski
Visitors:
Many visitors on the tower to see what the winds would bring us! Though I
don't think any of us expected the heights of the flights! Kit M. was on
the tower from start to finish, dreaming of the glorious N. Goshawk!
Unfortunately no luck, but he was happy to help out and count Crows while
searching.
Weather:
Very strong winds today! The winds seemed to be strong enough postpone the
migration until later in the day when the wind died slightly.
Raptor Observations:
There was a small push of low birds in the late morning, but no real big
movements until around 1pm. Shortly after this, we had numerous Red-tailed
Hawks, with a few other species scattered in, many higher than high in the
sky! Quite a few specs were seen in binoculars, and unfortunately the winds
were too strong to use a scope on them! Good flights of Northern
Harrier(16), Red-tailed Hawk(479), and 5 more Golden Eagles. One dark
Rough-legged Hawks made a nice addition in the last 15 minutes of the
count.
Non-raptor Observations:
Once again, the strong winds kept majority of the ducks in hiding! 5
Sandhill Cranes were a nice treat! 5500 American Crows were counted
migrating past the tower. For the full eBird checklist, go to
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32493660
Predictions:
Due West winds are predicted for tomorrow, with mostly clear skies.
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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