Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 1726 48454 Osprey 0 3 56 Bald Eagle 3 54 290 Northern Harrier 3 176 579 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 154 7778 Cooper's Hawk 2 43 329 Northern Goshawk 1 6 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 158 461 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 24 1203 2562 Rough-legged Hawk 0 20 26 Golden Eagle 0 55 81 American Kestrel 0 7 1026 Merlin 0 5 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 54 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 34 234 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 41 3658 98448 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Bob Hall-Brooks Observers: Larry Ludwicki Visitors: There were no visitors to the Tower today. Weather: Cold start but sunny with cloudy periods, temperatures ranged from -1 to 4 Celsius, winds light from the SSE. Raptor Observations: Many Bald Eagles around the marsh today with as many as three adults and five immatures sitting on the ice out in the marsh today. Migrants included Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, Coopers Hawks, one Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawks and Red-Tailed Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: The strangest sighting was a Kildeer on the ice at the edge of an open water patch. Twelve Muskrat were spotted at the same time on the ice or in open water in the marsh. A Chickadee and two Song sparrows, a Northern Flicker and several Cardinals were seen near the base of the Tower. Migrants included one Pine Siskin, 56 Cedar Waxwings, 50 American Goldfinch, 570 American Crow, and 46 Tundra Swans. One Great Blue Heron remains in the marsh. Predictions: Tomorrow is the last day of the 2014 Hawk Count season. The weather forecast is iffy but I will be there to count the last few birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Hall-Brooks (bhall-bro...@cogeco.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
