Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2806 45928 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 0 32 292 Northern Harrier 0 90 616 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 124 7786 Cooper's Hawk 2 108 510 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 250 547 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 5 2158 4395 Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 20 Golden Eagle 1 38 56 American Kestrel 0 4 1207 Merlin 0 6 126 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 44 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8 Unknown Buteo 0 38 63 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 11 5673 67797 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Chris Craft, John Craft, Michael Williamson Visitors: A couple visitors on the tower today to take in the view. John and Chris C. came up the tower for a little visit with Mike W. and I. Weather: Surprisingly better day than previous, despite keeping the poor winds. The air was warm in the sun! Raptor Observations: Only one hour went birdless today, and it was the first hour! I had been expecting another day like the previous, so when I spotted the first raptor, I jumped up to get the scope on it! You've never seen someone so excited to get on a Sharp-shinned Hawk! The second hour went surprisingly well, with the first 4 birds of the day (the fourth being a nice Sub Golden Eagle at 10:55am), we had already started counting down to get to the double digits! It took until about 1:30 for us to get there, and only one more raptor after it! Non-raptor Observations: The non-raptor excitement of the day was shortly after arrival. A large group of roughly 1500 Aythya ducks flying in from the NNW! As the came closer, it seemed the majority was Ring-necked Ducks. 88 Horned Larks, 8 American Pipits, 61 Cedar Waxwings, and 53 American Goldfinches migrated over. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32628173 ======================================================================== 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
