Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2818 45940 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 0 38 298 Northern Harrier 1 112 638 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 130 7792 Cooper's Hawk 0 117 519 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 266 563 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2247 4484 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 22 Golden Eagle 0 40 58 American Kestrel 0 4 1207 Merlin 0 7 127 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 45 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8 Unknown Buteo 0 38 63 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 3 5839 67963 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Visitors: A few visitors for the final day of counting! A big thank you to everyone who has come out to the tower this season! Especially our volunteers who put so much time into helping out at HBMO! Weather: Opposite to predictions, it ended up being a gorgeous day on the tower! Not too hot, not too cold, and just the right amount of sunlight! Raptor Observations: Three raptors today, bringing our end of season total to 67,963 total raptors! One each of Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk (which were both young birds), and one female/immature Northern Harrier. The Red-shouldered was a nice end-of-season treat, coming nice and close to the tower! Non-raptor Observations: 49 non-raptor species were recorded for the last day of the count. It was a decent day for passerine migration; 129 Horned Larks, 10 Eastern Bluebirds, 109 American Robins, 441 Cedar Waxwings, and 161 American Goldfinches all migrated over. There was also a late Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and the continuing Wilson's Warbler seen. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32806734 Predictions: That concludes the 2016 fall Hawk Count for Holiday Beach Migration Observatory! ======================================================================== 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
