Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 7954 56074 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 1 96 252 Northern Harrier 0 72 496 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 498 5353 Cooper's Hawk 0 88 271 Northern Goshawk 1 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 692 825 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 8 2451 3430 Rough-legged Hawk 1 24 41 Golden Eagle 1 76 88 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 0 6 76 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 60 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 7 Unknown Buteo 0 3 20 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 11 Short-eared Owl 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 13 11984 73827 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: N/A Weather: Moderate southwest and south winds throughout the day, with almost full cloud cover. Raptor Observations: The morning was all about quality over quantity; with a young Northern Goshawk, adult Golden Eagle, and a dark Roughie, all before 11. The afternoon was all about a lack of birds with only one being counted after noon. Non-raptor Observations: 255 Horned Larks were counted migrating overhead, along with 189 American Goldfinches. Full eBird checklist can be viewed here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40693279 Predictions: Strong southwest and south winds with mostly clear skies. ======================================================================== 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
