Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2377 43921 46772 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 1 60 152 Northern Harrier 2 258 418 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 2360 4788 Cooper's Hawk 1 108 169 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 112 117 Broad-winged Hawk 0 32 5365 Red-tailed Hawk 11 724 870 Rough-legged Hawk 2 15 15 Golden Eagle 0 11 11 American Kestrel 0 637 1365 Merlin 1 38 70 Peregrine Falcon 1 42 52 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 11 17 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: 2426 48361 60273 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Michael Williamson Visitors: Mike joined my for most of the day. Jim McCoy showed up briefly with his wife, but they didn't brave the cold too long. Weather: Very strong and chilly southwesterly winds with dense cloudy skies. The weather man said it felt like 0°C (32°F), but it was clear that he wasn't on the tower as it certainly felt colder than that. We moved down to the second level around 11am local time to escape from a brief smattering of rain, and stayed down for the rest of the day harboring from the winds. Raptor Observations: Two light Roughies were the first non-Turkey Vultures of the day. Quite a good flight for Vultures in the morning, with 925 being counted in the first hour. The flight was pretty much dead at noon, with only 52 Vultures and 11 other raptors being counted in the last 3.5 hours. Non-raptor Observations: 44 Tree Swallows were counted flying west. Two flocks of Cedar Waxwings went by, totaling 55 birds. Full eBird checklist follows: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40222865?share=true Predictions: Strong west winds tomorrow, with a chance of snow/rain in the morning. ======================================================================== 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
