Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 67 1721 39632 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 19 180 Northern Harrier 3 46 467 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 191 5644 Cooper's Hawk 0 22 191 Northern Goshawk 0 0 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 80 274 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 41 480 1491 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 5 12 American Kestrel 0 8 1435 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 3 48 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 125 2587 56889 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: John Barnes, as well as Kory and Sarah Renaud came to visit on the tower today. Weather: Light northwest winds began the day, however they soon switched to the west northwest and eventually the west by afternoon and had also increased to a moderate speed by then. The temperature remained around 0 C all day with mostly cloudy skies, though there were sunny breaks mixed in. Raptor Observations: (41) Red-tailed Hawks and (10) Red-shouldered Hawks were observed today. (4) Sharp-shinned Hawks and (3) Northern Harriers including an adult male "grey ghost" were observed. At least 2 immature and 2 adult Bald Eagles were around throughout the day. The Osprey is still around as well. Non-raptor Observations: Significantly less ducks were in the marsh compared to yesterday, in addition to everything else it seemed. No Great Egrets have been observed in the last few days. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was seen in the morning. American Crows - 1,525 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49921647 Predictions: It will be a cool start to the morning, with temperatures in the minus single digits to begin the day. It will be a sunny day with light winds from the northwest in the morning and wind speeds increasing increasing slightly in the afternoon, still from the northwest. ======================================================================== 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
