Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 26 1966 39877 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 1 22 183 Northern Harrier 0 48 469 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 202 5655 Cooper's Hawk 0 24 193 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 90 284 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 9 560 1571 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 4 Golden Eagle 0 5 12 American Kestrel 0 8 1435 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 47 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 6 51 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 1 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 37 2947 57249 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: One visitors was at the tower today. Weather: Moderate to strong southwest winds all day. The morning began with snow flurries and low visibility. The temperature was around 0 C but rose to a high of 3.2 C in the afternoon. There was some light drizzle and visibility was again reduced in the final hour. Raptor Observations: (9) Red-tailed Hawks and an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk were observed today. (26) Turkey Vultures were passing by the windmills around mid-morning. An immature Bald Eagle appeared to be migrating later in the afternoon. Another adult was observed perched in a tree overlooking the ducks in a small area of open water. A Cooper's Hawk was seen going the wrong way. The Osprey has not been observed in a few days. Non-raptor Observations: Still a few areas of open water around the marsh, through today the Mallards seemed to concentrate in only a few. The two ponds east of the tower are still not frozen where some Bufflehead were observed. Many Bonaparte's Gulls seemed to be flying around today. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49981908 Predictions: Light to moderate winds are forecast from the west tomorrow in the morning and the northwest in the afternoon. There is a 60% chance of mixed precipitation between 9:00 am and 3:00pm. ======================================================================== 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
