Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 4 8016 56136 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 0 105 261 Northern Harrier 0 91 515 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 513 5368 Cooper's Hawk 4 116 299 Northern Goshawk 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 730 863 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 22 2686 3665 Rough-legged Hawk 0 27 44 Golden Eagle 0 83 95 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 0 7 77 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 62 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: 31 12403 74246 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Loncke Visitors: Dan was up for a good chunk of the day. Weather: Moderate southerly winds and clear skies. Raptor Observations: A small movement today of mostly Red-tails, with just a few Vultures, Cooper's, and a single Red-shoulder. Non-raptor Observations: Still lots of Mallards and Ring-necked Ducks out in the marsh. Diurnal passerine migration today was quite minimal. Full eBird checklist can be found here: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40800257?share=true Predictions: Northwest first thing, switching to east for the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) 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 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
