Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 260 1544 48272 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 14 31 267 Northern Harrier 3 41 444 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 104 7728 Cooper's Hawk 2 15 301 Northern Goshawk 0 2 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 82 402 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 236 684 2043 Rough-legged Hawk 3 13 19 Golden Eagle 11 29 56 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 0 1 70 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 12 19 202 Unknown Eagle 2 2 3 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 0 46 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 569 2575 97365 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: A young fellow visited briefly to revisit old memories of when he came to Holiday Beach as a child. We also had a return visit from a small group of elementary school kids on their gym class; they were excited to spot a Golden Eagle! Weather: The north component winds stayed all day and there was often cloud cover, good for spotting raptors up high. The morning started at 2C and warmed to 6C. Raptor Observations: After quite a few slow days, today was a welcome change with 9 species and plenty of Red-tailed Hawks (over 230). 11 Golden Eagles were quite nice as well, tying for our highest count this season. A dark-colouration Rough-legged Hawk circled overhead for a few moments, giving us time to fully appreciate its stunning colouration. Bald Eagles were on the move as well today, with 14 going by, pointing the way for buteos. The resident Bald Eagles were also providing entertainment, attempting to capture ducks in the marsh and interacting with each other quite a bit. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows made the big numbers of non-raptors today with 11340. Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles also made a good showing. 4 Eastern Bluebirds were heard as they flew by. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20472230 Predictions: S and SW winds with showers through the day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott (jmcde...@alumni.uoguelph.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
