Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1348 45269 48120 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 4 64 156 Northern Harrier 6 264 424 Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 2427 4855 Cooper's Hawk 14 122 183 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 128 133 Broad-winged Hawk 0 32 5365 Red-tailed Hawk 109 833 979 Rough-legged Hawk 2 17 17 Golden Eagle 1 12 12 American Kestrel 2 639 1367 Merlin 0 38 70 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 1570 49931 61843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Jim McCoy came up again today, this time he was a little more prepared for the cold and he stayed a little while. Weather: Similar to yesterday in winds and chills, but with some sun the the afternoon warming the tower ever so slightly. Raptor Observations: Another decent flight today, despite the harsh headwinds. 1348 Turkey Vultures were counted, along with 109 Red-tails. Decent flights of Cooper's with 14, and Red-shoulders with 16. Our first N. Goshawk of the season today, along with a single Golden Eagle and two Roughies (one dark, one light). Non-raptor Observations: 320 American Crows were counted. A single flock of 39 Horned Larks migrated past, and several groups of American Robins went by in the late afternoon, totaling 55 birds. Still a few Tree Swallow around as well. Full eBird checklist located here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40240328 Predictions: Moderate south winds all day. Some sun in the morning but the afternoon is looking like a big solid cloud. ======================================================================== 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
