Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2818 45940 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 0 37 297 Northern Harrier 1 110 636 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 127 7789 Cooper's Hawk 0 115 517 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 265 562 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2243 4480 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 22 Golden Eagle 0 40 58 American Kestrel 0 4 1207 Merlin 0 6 126 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: 2 5825 67949 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: None Weather: Moderate West winds all day. Unlike yesterday, the blue sky was able to break through the clouds today! Unfortunately it was only visible for about 2 minutes. Raptor Observations: Two Red-tailed Hawks were hanging around most of the day, usually along the North shore. Eventually, after filling it's crop to the brim, one of them migrated West over the marsh. The only other bird of the day was like yesterday, a young male Northern Harrier, this one a little further along in its molt. Non-raptor Observations: Surprisingly good day for migrating passerines. 834 Horned Larks migrated over the tower today, all before 11, and 643 of them were between 9-10. 44 American Robins, 18 American Pipits, 7 Lapland Longspurs, and 194 Snow Buntings, which were all in mixed flocks with Horned Larks. 674 American Goldfinch also migrated over. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32719366 Predictions: Hopefully a little more sunshine tomorrow! Similar winds as today, just slightly stronger. ======================================================================== 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
