Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 36230 37911 Osprey 0 15 40 Bald Eagle 0 86 161 Northern Harrier 0 280 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4226 5453 Cooper's Hawk 0 133 169 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 192 194 Broad-winged Hawk 0 199 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 1 937 1011 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 7 7 American Kestrel 0 989 1427 Merlin 0 33 55 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 43 Unknown Accipiter 0 9 22 Unknown Buteo 0 30 45 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 6 9 Total: 1 43403 54302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: There were no visitors at the tower today. Weather: Heavy rain came through in the morning so the start time was delayed. There was still a little drizzle and low visibility upon commencement of the count. Light to moderate winds from the west began the day, which eventually shifted to the northwest. The temperature began at 13.5 C and fell throughout the count period to 11.5 C in the final hour but it felt cooler with the wind. Cloud cover was 100% the whole day and visibility increased to about 6 km. Raptor Observations: An immature Red-tailed Hawk was observed today. Despite the northwest winds, the rain from the morning seemed to be preventing the migration from coming through. An Osprey that has been hanging around was observed today. Non-raptor Observations: A group of 16 Yellow-rumped Warblers flew in for about 10 minutes, accompanied by a Winter Wren, then flew away. Only a single American Wigeon was observed, compared to many more last week. No Blue Jays or American Crows were observed today. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49587150 Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to rain all day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans (c...@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
