Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2215 40126 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 34 195 Northern Harrier 0 79 500 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 217 5670 Cooper's Hawk 0 42 211 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 173 367 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1171 2182 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 14 Golden Eagle 0 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 0 8 63 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 48 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 2 2 Total: 2 3984 58286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: John Barnes made a visit to the tower this morning. Thank you for your company, conversation and keen eyes this season. Weather: Snow and low visibility began the day with light south southeast winds and a temperature of -2.5 C. Overcast skies and flurries persisted for much of the day, though the sun did break through the clouds around noon and again just before 1:00 pm. However, the winds moved southeast and snow and low visibility moved back in for the final hour. This was followed by rain at the end of the count as temperatures warmed to 0 C. Raptor Observations: The slow trend of migrating raptors this week continued at the tower today. A Red-tailed Hawk and an adult Red-shouldered Hawk were observed flying past. Non-raptor Observations: The marsh is almost completely frozen over again and therefore many species were either absent or their numbers were reduced. Large flocks of Canvasback were observed again flying out over the lake. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50307036 Predictions: Tomorrow is the final day of the 2018 raptor season at the Holiday Beach Hawk Watch. The winds are forecast to shift north sometime tonight and are expected to remain northerly all day tomorrow. The skies should be clearing until late afternoon and temperatures should reach a high of 5 C. Hopefully this promising forecast will lead to a great day of migration at the tower on the last day of the season. ======================================================================== 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
