Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 23881 24328 Osprey 0 5 68 Bald Eagle 0 97 213 Northern Harrier 1 134 426 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2058 6070 Cooper's Hawk 0 209 301 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 102 102 Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 0 568 720 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 232 1153 Merlin 0 22 109 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 34 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 6 Unknown Buteo 0 12 17 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1 27390 39670 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 09:15:00 Total observation time: 1 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Weather: It was raining when I got to the tower in the morning, but I saw a Northern Harrier go over so I decided to go up the tower anyway, just to see if there were any more braving the rain. I spent an hour on the tower, and with no birds going over, I went down and sat in my car hoping for the rain to stop. Another hour went by and I decided to check the radar weather forecast. It showed steady rain all day other than a couple brief stops in the mid afternoon, so I decided to head home. Raptor Observations: One Northern Harrier as soon as I arrived. Non-raptor Observations: Didn't look to avidly, but there were sparrows and kinglets around the pond. Full eBird checklist at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32129400 Predictions: Moderately strong N winds all day, with a chance of rain in the morning and partially cloudy in the afternoon! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
