Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 7721 55841 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 2 69 225 Northern Harrier 2 57 481 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 487 5342 Cooper's Hawk 0 68 251 Northern Goshawk 0 4 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 636 769 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 4 2266 3245 Rough-legged Hawk 0 20 37 Golden Eagle 0 71 83 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 0 5 75 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 57 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 6 Unknown Buteo 0 2 19 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 9 Short-eared Owl 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 8 11419 73262 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dave Martin, Jim McCoy, Linda Wladarski, Michael Williamson Visitors: Mike, Dave, and Linda. The company was great with the lack of birds! Weather: A light west to northwest; with the exception of about 20-30min in the afternoon, the sky was fully overcast, and the air noticeably damp. Raptor Observations: Few and far in-between. 2 Balds, 2 Harrier, 4 Red-tails. Non-raptor Observations: A total of 260 Horned Larks were counted migrating, along with 11 American Pipits and 2 Lapland Longspurs. Also, 157 Cedar Waxwings, one Purple Finch, and 96 American Goldfinch. eBird checklist to be added. Predictions: Mainly sunny with light west and southwest winds. ======================================================================== 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
