Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 906 40768 43619 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 2 55 147 Northern Harrier 8 250 410 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 2238 4666 Cooper's Hawk 3 96 157 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 90 95 Broad-winged Hawk 0 32 5365 Red-tailed Hawk 17 652 798 Rough-legged Hawk 3 13 13 Golden Eagle 2 10 10 American Kestrel 3 629 1357 Merlin 1 36 68 Peregrine Falcon 1 40 50 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 10 16 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 7 9 Short-eared Owl 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 967 44950 56862 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Lumm Visitors: Many visitors got gorgeous views of an adult female Rough-legged Hawk, as it hovered right over the tower before the winds pushed it off to our north. Weather: Very cold...Strong bone-chilling southwest winds with barely any sun. Raptor Observations: It was a decent day for Turkey Vultures; they were slow but steady. 2 immature Golden Eagles and 3 Roughies. Local Osprey still around. Non-raptor Observations: 5 Horned Larks and 12 American Pipits fighting the winds. A White-rumped Sandpiper flew over the tower with a Dunlin in the early morning. eBird checklist for the day here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40217398?share=true ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ 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
