Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2818 45940 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 0 38 298 Northern Harrier 1 111 637 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 128 7790 Cooper's Hawk 0 117 519 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 265 562 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2247 4484 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 22 Golden Eagle 0 40 58 American Kestrel 0 4 1207 Merlin 0 7 127 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 45 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: 1 5835 67959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 3.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, John Craft Visitors: Bob Hall-Brooks came up the tower briefly in the morning, and John Craft came up for the last 30 minutes before the rain. Weather: Had a brief 15 minutes of rain at about 10am, after that it was just the occasional sprinkle until 1pm, when the rain started coming down continuously. South-easterly winds all day. Raptor Observations: One migrant raptor today, a Northern Harrier towards the end of the count. There were two adult Bald Eagles, and two adult Red-tailed Hawks that were all visible in the same binocular view at one point! But all seemed to be locals. Non-raptor Observations: A few birds migrated today, 167 Cedar Waxwings and 134 Horned Larks. The marsh waterfowl seem to be thinning out slowly still. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32775289 Predictions: Moderately strong Southerly winds predicted tomorrow, thankfully the rain should stop by the time the count starts. ======================================================================== 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
